© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 3

Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims
Data produced by: Douglas Leonard, Senior Research Analyst

Although over-the-year continued claims were lower in most industries, claims in Information more than doubled last year's level.

							Percent Change
							Weeks Claimed
				Weeks Claimed			Dec04	Jan04
WYOMING STATEWIDE				Jan05	Dec04	Jan04	Jan05	Jan05

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				22,421	18,595	24,867	20.6	-9.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				7,046	4,965	7,839	41.9	-10.1

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				9,288	6,134	11,217	51.4	-17.2
	Natural Resources and Mining			1,205	990	1,280	21.7	-5.9
		Mining		887	705	1,039	25.8	-14.6
			Oil & Gas Extraction	109	101	159	7.9	-31.4
	Construction			7,230	4,631	8,739	56.1	-17.3
	Manufacturing			853	513	1,198	66.3	-28.8
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				9,042	8,714	9,400	3.8	-3.8
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			2,450	1,951	2,615	25.6	-6.3
		Wholesale Trade		393	378	390	4.0	0.8
		Retail Trade		1,368	1,091	1,528	25.4	-10.5
		Trans., Warehousing & Utilities		689	482	697	42.9	-1.1
	Information			376	447	154	-15.9	144.2
	Financial Activities			425	388	457	9.5	-7.0
	Professional & Business Services			2,068	1,828	2,239	13.1	-7.6
	Educational & Health Services			794	685	857	15.9	-7.4
	Leisure & Hospitality			2,597	3,134	2,731	-17.1	-4.9
	Other Services			332	281	347	18.1	-4.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				2,422	2,340	2,461	3.5	-1.6
	Federal Government			1,439	1,418	1,241	1.5	16.0
	State Government			232	233	260	-0.4	-10.8
	Local Government			751	689	960	9.0	-21.8
		Local Education		127	126	173	0.8	-26.6
UNCLASSIFIED				1,669	1,407	1,789	18.6	-6.7

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				3,578	2,999	3,612	19.3	-0.9
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				1,110	802	1,142	38.4	-2.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				1,582	1,101	1,727	43.7	-8.4
	Construction			1,366	1,001	1,488	36.5	-8.2
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				1,613	1,536	1,437	5.0	12.2
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			463	390	449	18.7	3.1
	Financial Activities			95	97	90	-2.1	5.6
	Professional & Business Services			449	448	417	0.2	7.7
	Educational & Health Services			168	158	162	6.3	3.7
	Leisure & Hospitality			142	130	182	9.2	-22.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				262	275	307	-4.7	-14.7
UNCLASSIFIED				121	87	141	39.1	-14.2

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				2,736	2,017	3,112	35.6	-12.1
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				898	558	1,026	60.9	-12.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				1,393	863	1,606	61.4	-13.3
	Construction			1,166	695	1,356	67.8	-14.0
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				1,124	958	1,300	17.3	-13.5
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			359	302	396	18.9	-9.3
	Financial Activities			110	87	69	26.4	59.4
	Professional & Business Services			326	282	396	15.6	-17.7
	Educational & Health Services			99	98	174	1.0	-43.1
	Leisure & Hospitality			178	144	204	23.6	-12.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				109	114	124	-4.4	-12.1
UNCLASSIFIED				110	82	82	34.1	34.1