"Total statewide continued claims for February were up 13.4 percent over the prior year. As with initial claims, much of the increase is in oil & gas extraction."

						Percent Change
						Weeks Claimed
			Weeks Claimed			Feb 02	Feb 02
			Feb 02	Jan 02	Feb 01	Jan 02	Feb 01

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED			22,110	20,567	19,499	7.5	13.4
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			6,759	5,761	5,890	17.3	14.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			10,714	9,512	9,084	12.6	17.9
	Mining		2,291	1,884	1,029	21.6	122.6
		Oil & Gas Extraction	1,993	1,563	600	27.5	232.2
	Construction		7,149	6,523	6,900	9.6	3.6
	Manufacturing		1,274	1,105	1,155	15.3	10.3
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			9,518	9,219	8,631	3.2	10.3
	Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities		891	846	967	5.3	-7.9
		Transportation	685	670	669	2.2	2.4
		Communications & Public Utilities	206	176	298	17.0	-30.9
	Trade		2,509	2,434	2,376	3.1	5.6
		Wholesale Trade	376	378	304	-0.5	23.7
		Retail Trade	2,133	2,056	2,072	3.7	2.9
	Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate		161	152	227	5.9	-29.1
	Services		4,038	4,026	3,286	0.3	22.9
		Personal & Business Services	1,344	1,296	1,015	3.7	32.4
		Health Services	246	258	266	-4.7	-7.5
	Government		1,919	1,761	1,775	9.0	8.1
		Local Government	590	559	482	5.5	22.4
		Local Education	102	117	116	-12.8	-12.1
UNCLASSIFIED			1,878	1,836	1,784	2.3	5.3

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED			2,585	2,525	2,637	2.4	-2.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			761	698	766	9.0	-0.7

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,132	1,106	1,250	2.4	-9.4
	Mining		23	20	37	15.0	-37.8
		Oil & Gas Extraction	6	0	0	0.0	0.0
	Construction		976	966	1,100	1.0	-11.3
	Manufacturing		133	120	113	10.8	17.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,247	1,242	1,213	0.4	2.8
	Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities		193	208	275	-7.2	-29.8
		Transportation	115	129	104	-10.9	10.6
		Communications & Public Utilities	78	79	171	-1.3	-54.4
	Trade		393	373	347	5.4	13.3
		Wholesale Trade	61	47	42	29.8	45.2
		Retail Trade	332	326	305	1.8	8.9
	Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate		36	40	50	-10.0	-28.0
	Services		442	445	417	-0.7	6.0
		Personal & Business Services	225	218	175	3.2	28.6
		Health Services	37	36	69	2.8	-46.4
	Government		183	176	124	4.0	47.6
		Local Government	51	46	35	10.9	45.7
		Local Education	13	14	13	-7.1	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED			206	177	174	16.4	18.4

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED			2,598	2,605	2,207	-0.3	17.7
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			832	753	706	10.5	17.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,372	1,376	1,152	-0.3	19.1
	Mining		368	322	173	14.3	112.7
		Oil & Gas Extraction	339	293	129	15.7	162.8
	Construction		889	934	872	-4.8	1.9
	Manufacturing		115	120	107	-4.2	7.5
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,121	1,135	944	-1.2	18.8
	Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities		107	105	113	1.9	-5.3
		Transportation	81	88	66	-8.0	22.7
		Communications & Public Utilities	26	17	47	52.9	-44.7
	Trade		406	403	288	0.7	41.0
		Wholesale Trade	77	90	76	-14.4	1.3
		Retail Trade	329	313	212	5.1	55.2
	Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate		25	17	40	47.1	-37.5
	Services		505	512	358	-1.4	41.1
		Personal & Business Services	187	202	130	-7.4	43.8
		Health Services	24	58	48	-58.6	-50.0
	Government		78	98	145	-20.4	-46.2
		Local Government	46	55	35	-16.4	31.4
		Local Education	5	13	9	-61.5	-44.4
UNCLASSIFIED			105	94	111	11.7	-5.4