Economic Indicators

"The Baker Hughes rig count for Wyoming increased 60.5 percent from a year earlier."

			Oct	Sep	Oct	% Change
			2003	2003	2002	Month	Year
			______(p)_	______(r)_	_____(b)_	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)			277,189	276,391	270,290	0.3	2.6
		Unemployed	9,385	9,473	9,820	-0.9	-4.4
		Employed	267,804	266,918	260,470	0.3	2.8
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			3.4%/3.9%	3.4%/4.0%	3.6%/4.2%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.			5.6%/6.0%	5.8%/6.1%	5.3%/5.8%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders			7,515,000	7,160,000	7,320,000	5.0	2.7
	As a percent of all workers		5.4%	5.2%	5.3%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers			462,000	388,000	359,000	19.1	28.7
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons			4,394,000	4,455,000	3,965,000	-1.4	10.8

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
	Average Weekly Earnings		$973.15	$988.75	$906.82	-1.6	7.3
	Average Weekly Hours		43.6	44.2	43.1	-1.4	1.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$811.72	$810.83	$771.76	0.1	5.2
	Average Weekly Hours		44.6	44.6	43.9	0.0	1.6
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$646.02	$641.41	$707.62	0.7	-8.7
	Average Weekly Hours		39.2	38.5	39.4	1.8	-0.5
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
	Average Weekly Earnings		$642.65	$647.50	$625.73	-0.7	2.7
	Average Weekly Hours		40.7	40.8	40.5	-0.2	0.5

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
	Weeks Compensated (2)		9,619	9,792	12,044	-1.8	-20.1
	Benefits Paid		$2,267,976	$2,294,482	$2,756,230	-1.2	-17.7
	Average Weekly Benefit Payment		$235.78	$234.32	$228.85	0.6	3.0
	State Insured Covered Jobs (1)		229,914	233,890	226,264	-1.7	1.6
	Insured Unemployment Rate		1.2%	1.1%	1.3%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Items		185.0	185.2	181.3	-0.1	2.0
		Food & Beverages	182.2	181.3	177.1	0.5	2.9
		Housing	185.7	185.8	181.4	-0.1	2.4
		Apparel	124.8	122.0	126.8	2.3	-1.6
		Transportation	157.1	159.4	154.9	-1.4	1.4
		Medical Care	299.9	299.2	289.2	0.2	3.7
		Recreation (Dec. 1997=100)	107.6	107.7	106.4	-0.1	1.1
		Education & Communication (Dec. 1997=100)	110.9	110.9	109.4	0.0	1.4
		Other Goods & Services	300.2	299.9	295.4	0.1	1.6

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
	All Commodities		139.4	138.5	133.2	0.6	4.7

Wyoming Building Permits (New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized)
	Total Units		203	204	202	-0.5	0.5
		Valuation	$35,967,000	$33,694,000	$27,332,000	6.7	31.6
	Single Family Homes		182	182	168	0.0	8.3
		Valuation	$34,240,000	$31,410,000	$25,504,000	9.0	34.3

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming			69	65	43	6.2	60.5


(p) Preliminary. (r) Revised. (1) Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program estimates. (2) Not Normalized.