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May 2011

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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims declined by 5.0% over the month and 19.9% over the year. Over-the-year claims increased in oil & gas extraction and local education while declining in the other reported industries.

Percent Change Claims Filed
Claims Filed Mar_11 Mar_11
Mar_11 Feb_11 Mar_10 Feb_11 Mar_10
Wyoming Statewide
Total Claims Filed  3,252  3,422  4,060 -5.0 -19.9
Goods-Producing  1,214  1,571  1,664 -22.7 -27.0
   Natural Resources and Mining     276     211     347 30.8 -20.5
      Mining     248     194     302 27.8 -17.9
         Oil & Gas Extraction       19       11       14 72.7 35.7
   Construction     788  1,195  1,120 -34.1 -29.6
   Manufacturing     150     165     197 -9.1 -23.9
Service-Providing  1,448  1,283  1,750 12.9 -17.3
   Trade, Transp., and Utilities     398     440     504 -9.5 -21.0
      Wholesale Trade       46       60       68 -23.3 -32.4
      Retail Trade     236     235     282 0.4 -16.3
      Transp., Warehousing & Utils.     116     145     154 -20.0 -24.7
   Information       15       17       23 -11.8 -34.8
   Financial Activities       37       57       69 -35.1 -46.4
   Prof. and Business Services     182     237     228 -23.2 -20.2
   Educational and Health Services     163     157     163 3.8 0.0
   Leisure and Hospitality     579     293     682 97.6 -15.1
   Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.       74       82       81 -9.8 -8.6
Government     222     227     242 -2.2 -8.3
   Federal Government       89       83       89 7.2 0.0
   State Government       23       25       29 -8.0 -20.7
   Local Government     110     119     124 -7.6 -11.3
      Local Education       27       28       25 -3.6 8.0
Unclassified     368     341     404 7.9 -8.9
 
Laramie County
Total Claims Filed     365     426     445 -14.3 -18.0
Goods-Producing     135     195     180 -30.8 -25.0
   Construction     113     161     151 -29.8 -25.2
Service-Providing     172     187     202 -8.0 -14.9
   Trade, Transp., and Utilities       54       74       69 -27.0 -21.7
   Financial Activities        9       13       14 -30.8 -35.7
   Prof. and Business Services       35       30       30 16.7 16.7
   Educational and Health Services       27       28       24 -3.6 12.5
   Leisure and Hospitality       34       23       43 47.8 -20.9
Government       43       29       49 48.3 -12.2
Unclassified       15       15       14 0.0 7.1
 
Natrona County
Total Claims Filed     308     453     451 -32.0 -31.7
Goods-Producing     124     200     206 -38.0 -39.8
   Construction       87     166     129 -47.6 -32.6
Service-Providing     167     226     219 -26.1 -23.7
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities       49       75       80 -34.7 -38.8
   Financial Activities        6        4        9 50.0 -33.3
   Professional and Business Services       28       39       32 -28.2 -12.5
   Educational and Health Services       27       35       44 -22.9 -38.6
   Leisure and Hospitality       36       39       37 -7.7 -2.7
Government        8       15       14 -46.7 -42.9
Unclassified        9       12       12 -25.0 -25.0

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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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