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February 2011


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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Continued weeks claimed climbed 21.0% over the month and declined 27.6% over the year. Over-the-year declines were observed in natural resources & mining (-63.9%), manufacturing (-54.6%), and wholesale trade (-50.0%).

Percent Change Weeks Claimed
Continued Weeks Claimed Dec_10 Dec_10
Dec_10 Nov_10 Dec_09 Nov_10 Dec_09
 
Wyoming Statewide
Total Weeks Claimed 35,654  29,460   49,275 21.0 -27.6
Extended Weeks Claimed  18,852  18,548   25,624 1.6 -26.4
Total Unique Claimants*   8,903   8,718   12,138 2.1 -26.7
Benefit Exhaustions      737      738    1,294 -0.1 -43.0
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 8.3% 8.5% 10.7% -0.2% -2.4%
Goods-Producing 11,390 7,505   19,096 51.8 -40.4
Natural Resources & Mining    1,582    1,149     4,386 37.7 -63.9
  Mining    1,328    1,005     4,071 32.1 -67.4
Oil & Gas Extraction       103        68        279 51.5 -63.1
   Construction    8,953    5,681   12,828 57.6 -30.2
   Manufacturing       855       675     1,882 26.7 -54.6
Service-Providing 16,830  16,003   21,448 5.2 -21.5
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities    4,391    3,983     6,288 10.2 -30.2
  Wholesale Trade       558       506     1,115 10.3 -50.0
  Retail Trade    2,827    2,636     3,439 7.2 -17.8
  Transp., Wareh., & Utilities    1,006       841     1,734 19.6 -42.0
   Information       168       171        243 -1.8 -30.9
   Financial Activities       792       737        916 7.5 -13.5
   Prof. & Business Services    2,793    2,132     4,190 31.0 -33.3
   Educational & Health Services    1,709    1,629     1,826 4.9 -6.4
   Leisure & Hospitality    6,305    6,724     6,671 -6.2 -5.5
   Other Svcs., ex. Public Admin.       672       627     1,314 7.2 -48.9
Government    3,909    3,362     3,449 16.3 13.3
   Federal Government    2,229    1,807     1,496 23.4 49.0
   State Government       258       265        404 -2.6 -36.1
   Local Government    1,422    1,290     1,549 10.2 -8.2
  Local Education       336       386        410 -13.0 -18.0
Unclassified    3,525    2,590     5,282 36.1 -33.3
 
Laramie County
Total Weeks Claimed   4,496    3,514     5,702 27.9 -21.2
Total Unique Claimants   1,136   1,042    1,423 9.0 -20.2
Goods-Producing    1,655    1,024     2,253 61.6 -26.5
   Construction    1,499       870     1,913 72.3 -21.6
Service-Providing    2,113    1,821     2,873 16.0 -26.5
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities       611       544     1,031 12.3 -40.7
   Financial Activities       149       150        174 -0.7 -14.4
   Prof. & Business Services       497       355        695 40.0 -28.5
   Educational & Health Svcs.       426       352        354 21.0 20.3
   Leisure and Hospitality       293       269        430 8.9 -31.9
Government       569       568        420 0.2 35.5
Unclassified       159       101        156 57.4 1.9
 
Natrona County
Total Weeks Claimed    3,887    3,396     5,641 14.5 -31.1
Total Unique Claimants      953   1,002    1,409 -4.9 -32.4
Goods-Producing    1,154       824     2,322 40.0 -50.3
   Construction       830       524     1,420 58.4 -41.5
Service-Providing    2,386    2,205     2,972 8.2 -19.7
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities    1,004       952     1,009 5.5 -0.5
   Financial Activities       107       108        126 -0.9 -15.1
   Professional & Business Svcs.       401       315        515 27.3 -22.1
   Educational & Health Services       326       345        390 -5.5 -16.4
   Leisure & Hospitality       392       331        430 18.4 -8.8
Government       285       285        232 0.0 22.8
Unclassified        62        82        115 -24.4 -46.1
 
*Does not include claimants receiving extended benefits

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aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts.



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