"The number of people in the U.S. working part-time for economic reasons increased 21.0 percent from January 2001 to January 2002. This includes workers whose hours were reduced or who were unable to find full-time employment."

			January	December	January	Percent Change
			2002	2001	2001	Month	Year
			______(p)_	_____(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)			265,708	269,881	263,491	-1.5	0.8
		Unemployed	13,287	11,513	12,342	15.4	7.7
		Employed	252,421	258,368	250,849	-2.3	0.6
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			5.0%/3.8%	4.3%/4.2%	4.8%/3.6%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			6.3%/5.6%	5.4%/5.8%	4.7%/4.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			6,953,000	7,319,000	7,134,000	-5.0	-2.5
	As a percent of all workers		5.3%	5.4%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			319,000	344,000	303,000	-7.3	13.5
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			4,470,000	4,388,000	3,693,000	1.9	21.0

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings		$861.13	$920.32	$824.76	-6.4	4.4
	Average Weekly Hours		41.5	43.7	41.3	-5.0	0.5
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$760.87	$771.49	$750.98	-1.4	1.3
	Average Weekly Hours		42.2	43.1	42.5	-2.1	-0.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$605.90	$627.13	$651.68	-3.4	-7.0
	Average Weekly Hours		36.5	38.1	39.4	-4.2	-7.4
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$612.87	$627.35	$596.73	-2.3	2.7
	Average Weekly Hours		40.4	41.3	40.9	-2.2	-1.2

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)		20,212	12,433	17,937	62.6	12.7
	Benefits Paid		$4,417,935	$2,666,133	$3,725,351	65.7	18.6
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$218.58	$214.44	$207.69	1.9	5.2
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		212,335	218,888	209,287	-3.0	1.5
	Insured Unemployment Rate		2.2%	1.8%	2.0%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		177.1	176.7	175.1	0.2	1.1
		Food & Beverages	176.2	175.2	171.4	0.6	2.8
		Housing	177.6	176.9	174.1	0.4	2.0
		Apparel	120.4	123.7	125.4	-2.7	-4.0
		Transportation	148.6	148.5	154.4	0.1	-3.8
		Medical Care	279.6	277.3	267.1	0.8	4.7
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	105.7	105.3	104.1	0.4	1.5
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	107.2	106.9	103.9	0.3	3.2
		Other Goods & Services	287.2	286.4	275.9	0.3	4.1

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		128.5	140.0	134.2	-8.2	-4.2

Wyoming Building Permits
	New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized		104	98	90	6.1	15.6
	Valuation		$9,466,000	$13,031,000	$10,275,000	-27.4	-7.9

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