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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Initial Claims

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County


Statewide, total initial claims filed increased in over-the-year comparisons (up 4.5%). The major increase occurred in the Oil & Gas Extraction industry (98.5%). Natrona County claims increased as well (up 9.9%).


WYOMING STATEWIDE
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
MAR 98 FEB 98 MAR 97 FEB-MAR 98 MAR 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,637 1,829 1,566 -10.5 4.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 862 959 694 -10.1 24.2
--Manufacturing 153 174 128 -12.1 19.5
--Mining 285 226 148 26.1 92.6
----Oil & Gas Extraction 272 214 137 27.1 98.5
--Construction 424 559 418 -24.2 1.4
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 722 792 761 -8.8 -5.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities 70 99 95 -29.3 -26.3
----Transportation 57 82 70 -30.5 -18.6
----Communications & Public Utilities 13 16 25 -18.8 -48.0
--Trade 236 241 298 -2.1 -20.8
----Wholesale Trade 42 32 37 31.3 13.5
----Retail Trade 194 209 261 -7.2 -25.7
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 14 19 23 -26.3 -39.1
--Services 301 332 240 -9.3 25.4
----Personal & Business Services 80 100 63 -20.0 27.0
----Health Services 43 57 30 -24.6 43.3
--Government 101 101 105 0.0 -3.8
----Local Government 42 41 47 2.4 -10.6
------Local Education 15 18 8 -16.7 87.5
UNCLASSIFIED 53 78 111 -32.1 -52.3


LARAMIE COUNTY
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
MAR 98 FEB 98 MAR 97 FEB-MAR 98 MAR 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 140 179 178 -21.8 -21.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 53 74 60 -28.4 -11.7
--Manufacturing 11 8 11 37.5 0.0
--Mining 3 0 1 N/A 200.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 3 0 1 N/A 200.0
--Construction 39 66 48 -40.9 -18.8
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 82 97 104 -15.5 -21.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 6 8 17 -25.0 -64.7
----Transportation 5 6 16 -16.7 -68.8
----Communications & Public Utilities 1 1 1 0.0 0.0
--Trade 25 42 32 -40.5 -21.9
----Wholesale Trade 4 0 2 N/A 100.0
----Retail Trade 21 42 30 -50.0 -30.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 3 3 6 0.0 -50.0
--Services 35 31 34 12.9 2.9
----Personal & Business Services 11 12 12 -8.3 -8.3
----Health Services 8 6 5 33.3 60.0
--Government 13 13 15 0.0 -13.3
----Local Government 5 2 5 150.0 0.0
------Local Education 3 2 0 50.0 N/A
UNCLASSIFIED 5 8 14 -37.5 -64.3


NATRONA COUNTY
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
MAR 98 FEB 98 MAR 97 FEB-MAR 98 MAR 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 222 206 202 7.8 9.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 104 108 85 -3.7 22.4
--Manufacturing 9 18 11 -50.0 -18.2
--Mining 40 35 18 14.3 122.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 37 30 18 23.3 105.6
--Construction 55 55 56 0.0 -1.8
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 114 92 105 23.9 8.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities 6 12 14 -50.0 -57.1
----Transportation 5 9 4 -44.4 25.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 1 3 10 -66.7 -90.0
--Trade 35 17 48 105.9 -27.1
----Wholesale Trade 9 5 10 80.0 -10.0
----Retail Trade 26 12 38 116.7 -31.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 4 4 1 0.0 300.0
--Services 60 56 36 7.1 66.7
----Personal & Business Services 21 17 13 23.5 61.5
----Health Services 14 14 8 0.0 75.0
--Government 9 3 6 200.0 50.0
----Local Government 4 1 4 300.0 0.0
------Local Education 1 1 0 0.0 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 4 6 12 -33.3 -66.7


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