Economic Indicators

"In April an average of 38 drilling rigs were operating in Wyoming, an increase of 18.8 percent from a year earlier."

	Apr	Mar	Apr	Percent Change
	2003	2003	2002	Month	Year
	____(p)___	____ (r)___	____(b)___	_____	_____
Wyoming Total Civilian Labor Force(1)	274,177	273,634	269,905	0.2	1.6
Unemployed	11,629	13,144	12,520	-11.5	-7.1
Employed	262,548	260,490	257,385	0.8	2.0
Wyoming Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	4.2%/4.0%	4.8%/4.1%	4.6%/4.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Unemployment Rate/Seas. Adj.	5.8%/6.0%	6.2%/5.8%	5.7%/5.9%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Multiple Jobholders	7,181,000	7,385,000	7,336,000	-2.8	-2.1
As a percent of all workers	5.2%	5.4%	5.4%	N/A	N/A
U.S. Discouraged Workers	437,000	474,000	320,000	-7.8	36.6
U.S. Part Time for Economic Reasons	4,609,000	4,748,000	4,018,000	-2.9	14.7

Hours & Earnings for Production Workers
Wyoming Mining
Average Weekly Earnings	$959.62	$970.97	$966.49	-1.2	-0.7
Average Weekly Hours	44.1	43.6	45.1	1.1	-2.2
U.S. Mining Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$774.58	$775.32	$750.48	-0.1	3.2
Average Weekly Hours	42.7	42.6	42.4	0.2	0.7
Wyoming Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$723.93	$699.73	$678.20	3.5	6.7
Average Weekly Hours	40.9	39.6	38.6	3.3	6.0
U.S. Manufacturing Hours & Earnings
Average Weekly Earnings	$629.43	$633.29	$620.16	-0.6	1.5
Average Weekly Hours	40.4	40.7	40.8	-0.7	-1.0

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance
Weeks Compensated (2)	23,870	23,029	18,034	3.7	32.4
Benefits Paid	$5,553,344	$5,376,589	$4,061,577	3.3	36.7
Average Weekly Benefit Payment	$232.65	$233.47	$225.22	-0.4	3.3
State Insured Covered Jobs (1)	220,527	217,909	219,230	1.2	0.6
Insured Unemployment Rate	2.4%	2.8%	2.2%	N/A	N/A

Consumer Price Index (U) for All U.S. Urban Consumers
(1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Items	183.8	184.2	179.8	-0.2	2.2
Food & Beverages	179.0	179.2	176.7	-0.1	1.3
Housing	184.1	184.3	179.5	-0.1	2.6
Apparel	123.9	123.6	128.8	0.2	-3.8
Transportation	159.3	161.0	153.7	-1.1	3.6
Medical Care	294.6	294.2	283.2	0.1	4.0
Recreation (Apr. 1997=100)	107.4	107.4	106.5	0.0	0.8
Education & Communication (Apr. 1997=100)	109.0	109.4	106.2	-0.4	2.6
Other Goods & Services	298.1	297.3	292.9	0.3	1.8

Producer Prices (1982 to 1984 = 100)
All Commodities	136.8	141.4	130.8	-3.3	4.6

Wyoming Building Permits
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized	293	164	228	78.7	28.5
Valuation	$34,763,000	$22,080,000	$31,820,000	57.4	9.2

Baker Hughes North American Rotary Rig Count for Wyoming	38	40	32	-5.0	18.8


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