Wyoming Economic Indicators

"When compared to July 2001, benefits paid by Wyoming Unemployment Insurance were down 11.6 percent."

	August	July	August	Percent Change
	2001	2001	2000	Month	Year
	______(p)_	_____(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____

Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	274,333	276,249	272,221	-0.7	0.8
Unemployed	9,003	9,203	9,116	-2.2	-1.2
Employed	265,330	267,046	263,105	-0.6	0.8
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	3.3/3.8	3.3/3.8	3.3/3.9	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.9/4.9	4.7/4.5	4.1/4.1	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	6,963,000	7,452,000	7,084,000	-6.6	-1.7
As a percent of all workers	5.2%	5.5%	5.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	335000	308,000	205,000	8.8	50.2
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	3,177,000	3,559,000	3,005,000	-10.7	5.7

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$883.97	$893.47	$837.90	-1.1	5.5
Average Weekly Hours	44.6	54.4	45.0	-18.0	-0.9
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$763.44	$773.05	$746.87	-1.2	2.2
Average Weekly Hours	43.6	43.7	43.6	-0.2	0.0
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$639.74	$656.74	$613.43	-2.6	4.3
Average Weekly Hours	38.4	38.7	38.8	-0.8	-1.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$607.92	$599.94	$594.50	1.3	2.3
Average Weekly Hours	40.8	40.4	41.4	1.0	-1.4

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated (2)	6,818	7,725	7,627	-11.7	-10.6
Benefits Paid	$1,405,598	$1,589,296	$1,523,075	-11.6	-7.7
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$206.16	$205.73	$199.70	0.2	3.2
State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	223,697	222,607	220,244	0.5	1.6
Insured Unemployment Rate	0.9%	0.9%	0.9%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items	177.5	177.5	172.8	0.0	2.7
Food & Beverages	174.4	174.0	169.2	0.2	3.1
Housing	178.0	177.6	170.9	0.2	4.2
Apparel	122.6	122.6	125.3	0.0	-2.2
Transportation	153.3	154.4	153.2	-0.7	0.1
Medical Care	274.4	273.1	262.6	0.5	4.5
Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	105.1	105.0	103.9	0.1	1.2
Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	105.8	104.8	102.8	1.0	2.9
Other Goods & Services	283.3	285.8	271.6	-0.9	4.3

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities	133.5	133.9	132.9	-0.3	0.5

Wyoming Building Permits
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	140	144	140.0	-2.8	0.0
Valuation	$25,075,000	$24,281,000	$26,374,000	3.3	-4.9