Wyoming Economic Indicators

				PERCENT CHANGE
	OCTOBER 1994 (p)	SEPTEMBER 1994 (r)	OCTOBER 1993 (b)	MONTH	YEAR
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force1	248,996	249,420	241,752	-0.2	3.0
--Unemployed	9,871	9,431	11,400	4.7	-13.4
--Employed	239,125	239,989	230,352	-0.4	3.8
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.0%/4.8%	3.8%/4.5%	4.7%/5.5%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	5.4%/5.8%	5.6%/5.9%	6.3%/6.7%	N/A	N/A
				PERCENT CHANGE
	OCTOBER 1994 (p)	SEPTEMBER 1994 (r)	OCTOBER 1993 (b)	MONTH	YEAR
Wyoming Mining Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
--Average Weekly Earnings	$736.27	$713.84	$704.87	3.1	4.5
--Average Weekly Hours	44.3	43.5	46.1	1.8	-3.9
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings	$680.47	$678.41	$658.39	0.3	3.4
--Average Weekly Hours	45.7	45.5	45.5	0.4	0.4
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings	$462.35	$463.30	$448.51	-0.2	3.1
--Average Weekly Hours	40.7	38.9	40.7	4.6	0.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
--Average Weekly Earnings	$512.25	$514.74	$493.24	-0.5	3.9
--Average Weekly Hours	42.3	42.4	41.8	-0.2	1.2
				PERCENT CHANGE
	OCTOBER 1994 (p)	SEPTEMBER 1994 (r)	OCTOBER 1993 (b)	MONTH	YEAR
Unemployment Insurance
--Weeks Claimed2	12,417	9,651	10,716	28.7	15.9
----Initial Claims2	2,088	1,231	2,088	69.6	0.0
--Weeks Compensated	6,891	7,119	6,430	-3.2	7.2
--Benefits Paid	$1,157,344.00	$1,214,923.00	$1,026,479.00	-4.7	12.7
--Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$167.95	$170.66	$159.64	-1.6	5.2
--State Insured Covered Jobs1	202,789	206,895	196,940	-2.0	3.0
--Wyoming Insured Unemployment Rate	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	N/A	N/A
				PERCENT CHANGE
	OCTOBER 1994 (p)	SEPTEMBER 1994 (r)	OCTOBER 1993 (b)	MONTH	YEAR
Employment Service
--Applications Received	4,718	5,223	4,093	-9.7	15.3
--Openings Received	3,191	3,757	3,457	-15.1	-7.7
--Individuals Placed	1,493	1,836	1,795	-18.7	-16.8
--Placement Transactions	2,370	2,711	2,974	-9.2	-20.3
				PERCENT CHANGE
	OCTOBER 1994 (p)	SEPTEMBER 1994 (r)	OCTOBER 1993 (b)	MONTH	YEAR
Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Items	149.5	149.4	145.7	0.1	2.6
----Food and Beverage	145.6	145.6	142.3	0.0	2.3
----Housing	145.7	145.8	142.2	-0.1	2.5
----Apparel & Upkeep	135.2	134.2	136.1	0.7	-0.7
----Transportation	136.1	135.9	131.8	0.1	3.3
----Medical Care	214.0	212.8	204.4	0.6	4.7
----Entertainment	151.0	150.7	147.3	0.2	2.5
----Other Goods & Services	201.9	201.4	193.4	0.2	4.4
Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
--All Commodities	120.9	120.9	119.1	0.0	1.5

(p) Preliminary.
(r) Revised.
(b) Benchmarked.


1 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates.
2 Initial Claims include: New, Transitional, and Additional Claims.