Economic Indicators

			Nov	Oct	Nov	Percent Change
			2003	2003	2002	Month	Year
			______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)			275,789	277,154	268,861	-0.5	2.6
		Unemployed	10,427	9,405	10,945	10.9	-4.7
		Employed	265,362	267,749	257,916	-0.9	2.9
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			3.8%/4.0%	3.4%/3.9%	4.1%/4.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			5.6%/5.9%	5.6%/6.0%	5.6%/5.9%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,302,000	7,515,000	7,261,000	-2.8	0.6
	As a percent of all workers		5.3%	5.4%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			457,000	462,000	385,000	-1.1	18.7
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			4,682,000	4,394,000	4,160,000	6.6	12.5

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings		$997.22	$975.71	$946.39	2.2	5.4
	Average Weekly Hours		44.4	43.5	44.1	2.1	0.7
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$820.35	$811.72	$762.70	1.1	7.6
	Average Weekly Hours		45.0	44.6	42.8	0.9	5.1
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$660.07	$638.28	$680.73	3.4	-3.0
	Average Weekly Hours		41.1	39.4	39.1	4.3	5.1
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$652.61	$642.65	$629.71	1.5	3.6
	Average Weekly Hours		41.2	40.7	40.6	1.2	1.5

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)		12,751	9,619	15,041	32.6	-15.2
	Benefits Paid		$2,912,733	$2,267,976	$3,400,662	28.4	-14.3
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$228.43	$235.78	$226.09	-3.1	1.0
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		225,818	229,914	222,168	-1.8	1.6
	Insured Unemployment Rate		1.6%	1.2%	1.8%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		184.5	185.0	181.3	-0.3	1.8
		Food & Beverages	182.9	182.2	177.4	0.4	3.1
		Housing	185.1	185.7	181.2	-0.3	2.2
		Apparel	123.1	124.8	125.5	-1.4	-1.9
		Transportation	155.7	157.1	155.2	-0.9	0.3
		Medical Care	300.8	299.9	290.5	0.3	3.5
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	107.8	107.6	106.4	0.2	1.3
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	110.8	110.9	109.3	-0.1	1.4
		Other Goods & Services	300.0	300.2	295.6	-0.1	1.5

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		138.9	139.4	133.1	-0.4	4.4

Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		154	203	131	-24.1	17.6
		Valuation	$21,121,000	$35,967,000	$17,338,000	-41.3	21.8
	Single Family Homes		115	182	125	-36.8	-8.0
		Valuation	$18,966,000	$34,240,000	$16,964,000	-44.6	11.8

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			63	69	38	-8.7	65.8


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