"Due in part to the mild temperatures, the number of Wyoming building permits authorized in September 2001 reached a three-year high of 195 compared to 140 in 2000 and 137 in 1999."

			September	August	September	Percent Change
			2001	2001	2000	Month	Year
			______(p)_	_____(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)			270,508	274,179	267,557	-1.3	1.1
		Unemployed	8,967	9,076	8,662	-1.2	3.5
		Employed	261,541	265,103	258,895	-1.3	1.0
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			3.3%/4.0%	3.3%/3.8%	3.2%/4.0%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			4.7%/4.9%	4.9%/4.9%	3.8%/3.9%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,246,000	6,963,000	7,471,000	4.1	-3.0
	As a percent of all workers		5.4%	5.2%	5.5%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			280,000	335,000	25,000	-16.4	12.0
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			3,765,000	3,289,000	2,854,000	14.5	31.9

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings		$955.88	$884.53	$882.11	8.1	8.4
	Average Weekly Hours		46.2	44.9	46.5	2.9	-0.6
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$780.13	$765.19	$751.61	2.0	3.8
	Average Weekly Hours		40.9	40.8	43.8	0.2	-6.6
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$688.28	$640.26	$624.29	7.5	10.3
	Average Weekly Hours		39.9	38.5	38.8	3.6	2.8
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$613.50	$607.51	$606.52	1.0	1.2
	Average Weekly Hours		44.2	43.7	43.8	1.1	0.9

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)		5,140	6,811	5,821	-24.5	-11.7
	Benefits Paid		$1,094,988	$1,405,598	$1,168,376	-22.1	-6.3
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$213.03	$206.16	$200.72	3.3	6.1
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		225,723	223,697	222,681	0.9	1.4
	Insured Unemployment Rate		0.8%	0.9%	0.8%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		178.3	173.7	177.5	2.6	0.5
		Food & Beverages	174.6	174.4	169.4	0.1	3.1
		Housing	177.4	178.0	171.4	-0.3	3.5
		Apparel	126.8	122.6	130.4	3.4	-2.8
		Transportation	155.5	153.3	154.7	1.4	0.5
		Medical Care	275.0	274.4	263.1	0.2	4.5
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	105.2	105.1	103.8	0.1	1.3
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	106.6	105.8	102.9	0.8	3.6
		Other Goods & Services	287.8	283.3	274.7	1.6	4.8

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		133.4	134.7	133.5	-1.0	-0.1

Wyoming Building Permits
	New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized		195	140	140.0	39.3	39.3
	Valuation		$19,065	$28,648	$28,328	-33.5	-32.7