© Copyright 1999 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning

Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
Data produced by: Krista R. Shinkle, Senior Statistician

"Wyoming's Unemployment Insurance continued claims increased again (up 5.5% from February 1998 to 1999). This increase, and that which occurred last month, follow 23 months of consecutive decreases."

WYOMING STATEWIDE
WEEKS CLAIMED Percent Change in Weeks Claimed
FEB 99 JAN 99 FEB 98 JAN-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 21,644 20,106 20,508 7.6 5.5
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 6,526 5,514 6,102 18.4 6.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 12,140 11,262 10,748 7.8 13.0
--Manufacturing 1,220 1,206 1,407 1.2 -13.3
--Mining 3,318 2,748 1,438 20.7 130.7
----Oil & Gas Extraction 3,027 2,451 1,282 23.5 136.1
--Construction 7,602 7,308 7,903 4.0 -3.8
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 9,252 8,581 9,313 7.8 -0.7
--Transportation, Communication & Public Utilities 897 756 881 18.7 1.8
---Transportation 756 642 701 17.8 7.8
----Communications & Public Utilities 142 114 180 24.6 -21.1
--Trade 2,799 2,547 2,863 9.9 -2.2
----Wholesale Trade 439 387 355 13.4 23.7
----Retail Trade 2,360 2,160 2,508 9.3 -5.9
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 289 257 228 12.5 26.8
--Services 4,103 3,801 4,243 7.9 -3.3
----Personal & Business Services 1,158 1,036 1,141 11.8 1.5
----Health Services 406 372 360 9.1 12.8
--Government 1,164 1,220 1,098 -4.6 6.0
----Local Government 665 680 598 -2.2 11.2
------Local Education 130 165 172 -21.2 -24.4
UNCLASSIFIED 252 263 447 -4.2 -43.6


LARAMIE COUNTY
WEEKS CLAIMED Percent Change in Weeks Claimed
FEB 99 JAN 99 FEB 98 JAN-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 1,943 2,139 2,399 -9.2 -19.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 603 580 723 4.0 -16.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 1,097 1,249 1,372 -12.2 -20.0
--Manufacturing 86 108 88 -20.4 -2.3
--Mining 11 23 71 -52.2 -84.5
----Oil & Gas Extraction 6 18 71 -66.7 -91.5
--Construction 1,000 1,118 1,213 -10.6 -17.6
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 815 859 999 -5.1 -18.4
--Transportation, Communication & Public Utilities 115 100 116 15.0 -0.9
----Transportation 75 70 93 7.1 -19.4
----Communications & Public Utilities 40 30 23 33.3 73.9
--Trade 280 323 364 -13.3 -23.1
----Wholesale Trade 28 42 41 -33.3 -31.7
----Retail Trade 252 281 323 -10.3 -22.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 47 60 23 -21.7 104.3
--Services 298 306 414 -2.6 -28.0
----Personal & Business Services 102 103 196 -1.0 -48.0
----Health Services 76 62 18 22.6 322.2
--Government 75 70 82 7.1 -8.5
----Local Government 28 34 32 -17.6 -12.5
------Local Education 11 10 19 10.0 -42.1
UNCLASSIFIED 31 31 28 0.0 10.7


NATRONA COUNTY
WEEKS CLAIMED Percent Change in Weeks Claimed
FEB 99 JAN 99 FEB 98 JAN-FEB 99 FEB 98-99
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 2,864 2,897 2,489 -1.1 15.1
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 869 802 760 8.4 14.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 1,543 1,675 1,279 -7.9 20.6
--Manufacturing 120 196 165 -38.8 -27.3
--Mining 480 440 217 9.1 121.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 418 366 172 14.2 143.0
--Construction 943 1,039 897 -9.2 5.1
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 1,293 1,186 1,173 9.0 10.2
--Transportation, Communication & Public Utilities 108 106 97 1.9 11.3
----Transportation 93 92 67 1.1 38.8
----Communications & Public Utilities 15 14 30 7.1 -50.0
--Trade 415 358 329 15.9 26.1
----Wholesale Trade 113 81 57 39.5 98.2
----Retail Trade 302 277 272 9.0 11.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 52 49 36 6.1 44.4
--Services 599 553 642 8.3 -6.7
----Personal & Business Services 193 182 222 6.0 -13.1
----Health Services 127 116 127 9.5 0.0
--Government 119 120 69 -0.8 72.5
----Local Government 97 105 40 -7.6 142.5
------Local Education 37 44 8 -15.9 362.5
UNCLASSIFIED 28 36 37 -22.2 -24.3


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