Initial Claims

© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 2

Statewide initial claims declined 10.3 percent compared to November 2003, the largest over-the-month decline in recent years (1997 - 2003).

							Percent Change
							Claims Filed
				Claims Filed			Nov 03	Dec 02
WYOMING STATEWIDE				Dec 03	Nov 03	Dec 02	Dec 03	Dec 03

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				3,196	3,564	3,598	-10.3	-11.2

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				1,796	1,681	2,127	6.8	-15.6
	Natural Resources and Mining			187	155	421	20.6	-55.6
		Mining		160	131	369	22.1	-56.6
			Oil & Gas Extraction	22	17	22	29.4	0.0
	Construction			1,386	1,433	1,444	-3.3	-4.0
	Manufacturing			223	93	262	139.8	-14.9
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				935	1,272	1,006	-26.5	-7.1
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			275	319	312	-13.8	-11.9
		Wholesale Trade		34	44	35	-22.7	-2.9
		Retail Trade		157	183	181	-14.2	-13.3
		Trans., Warehousing & Utilities		84	92	96	-8.7	-12.5
	Information			15	10	12	50.0	25.0
	Financial Activities			39	48	28	-18.8	39.3
	Professional & Business Services			235	291	220	-19.2	6.8
	Educational & Health Services			94	108	103	-13.0	-8.7
	Leisure & Hospitality			244	458	268	-46.7	-9.0
	Other Services			33	38	63	-13.2	-47.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				237	344	224	-31.1	5.8
	Federal Government			119	199	136	-40.2	-12.5
	State Government			18	34	17	-47.1	5.9
	Local Government			100	111	71	-9.9	40.8
		Local Education		21	18	23	16.7	-8.7
UNCLASSIFIED				228	267	241	-14.6	-5.4

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				477	461	398	3.5	19.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				282	262	225	7.6	25.3
	Construction			229	248	189	-7.7	21.2
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				150	154	132	-2.6	13.6
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			47	41	33	14.6	42.4
	Financial Activities			7	4	8	75.0	-12.5
	Professional & Business Services			55	49	41	12.2	34.1
	Educational & Health Services			13	18	10	-27.8	30.0
	Leisure & Hospitality			17	24	30	-29.2	-43.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				16	27	22	-40.7	-27.3
UNCLASSIFIED				29	18	19	61.1	52.6

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				449	552	497	-18.7	-9.7

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				296	356	322	-16.9	-8.1
	Construction			251	325	222	-22.8	13.1
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				126	155	155	-18.7	-18.7
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			44	61	46	-27.9	-4.3
	Financial Activities			5	6	9	-16.7	-44.4
	Professional & Business Services			33	43	41	-23.3	-19.5
	Educational & Health Services			13	18	19	-27.8	-31.6
	Leisure & Hospitality			26	22	30	18.2	-13.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				15	22	12	-31.8	25.0
UNCLASSIFIED				12	19	8	-36.8	50.0