"Wyoming's average weekly hours in Manufacturing decreased 1.0 percent from November 2000 to November 2001, but average weekly earnings increased 5.4 percent over the year."

			November	October	November	Percent Change
			2001	2001	2000	Month	Year
			______(p)_	_____(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)			269,670	271,409	266,072	-0.6	1.4
		Unemployed	9,549	8,825	9,608	8.2	-0.6
		Employed	260,121	262,584	256,464	-0.9	1.4
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			3.5%/3.8%	3.3%/3.8%	3.6%/3.9%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			5.3%/5.7%	5.0%/5.4%	3.8%/4.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,080,000	7,112,000	7,455,000	-0.4	-5.0
	As a percent of all workers		5.3%	5.3%	5.5%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			322,000	330,000	234,000	-2.4	41.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			4,042,000	3,954,000	3,241,000	2.2	24.7

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings		$1,027.07	$899.21	$877.80	14.2	17.0
	Average Weekly Hours		47.2	43.8	45.6	7.8	3.5
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$762.76	$771.72	$743.03	-1.2	2.7
	Average Weekly Hours		42.9	43.6	42.9	-1.6	0.0
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$632.83	$638.32	$600.24	-0.9	5.4
	Average Weekly Hours		38.4	38.2	38.8	0.5	-1.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$612.94	$609.28	$607.36	0.6	0.9
	Average Weekly Hours		40.7	40.7	41.6	0.0	-2.2

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)		8,880	6,900	9,504	28.7	-6.6
	Benefits Paid		$1,872,425	$1,471,224	$1,894,695	27.3	-1.2
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$210.86	$213.22	$199.36	-1.1	5.8
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		217,253	221,423	214,139	-1.9	1.5
	Insured Unemployment Rate		1.2%	0.8%	1.3%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		177.4	177.7	174.1	-0.2	1.9
		Food & Beverages	175.2	175.3	169.5	-0.1	3.4
		Housing	176.9	176.7	171.6	0.1	3.1
		Apparel	128.0	129.5	131.8	-1.2	-2.9
		Transportation	150.2	152.3	155.2	-1.4	-3.2
		Medical Care	276.7	275.9	264.1	0.3	4.8
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	105.5	105.3	103.7	0.2	1.7
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	107.0	107.1	103.2	-0.1	3.7
		Other Goods & Services	289.2	285.6	276.2	1.3	4.7

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		130.1	130.2	135.0	-0.1	-3.6

Wyoming Building Permits
	New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized		98	170	114	-42.4	-14.0
	Valuation		$13,031,000	$19,065,000	$14,405,000	-31.6	-9.5

(p) Preliminary (r) Revised (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates