"Total statewide continued claims are up over the prior year. Oil & gas extraction had a particularly large over-the-year increase (412.8% or 2,006 weeks claimed)."

						Percent Change
						Weeks Claimed
			Weeks Claimed			Mar 02	Apr 01
			Apr 02	Mar 02	Apr 01	Apr 02	Apr 02

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			18,910	21,621	13,954	-12.5	35.5
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			6,171	6,668	4,630	-7.5	33.3

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			8,720	11,023	5,437	-20.9	60.4
	Mining		2,674	2,743	771	-2.5	246.8
		Oil & Gas Extraction	2,492	2,489	486	0.1	412.8
	Construction		4,930	7,034	3,663	-29.9	34.6
	Manufacturing		1,116	1,246	1,003	-10.4	11.3
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			8,666	8,915	7,068	-2.8	22.6
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		854	820	789	4.1	8.2
		Transportation	668	644	581	3.7	15.0
		Communications & Public Utilities	186	176	208	5.7	-10.6
	Trade		2,494	2,467	2,330	1.1	7.0
		Wholesale Trade	391	404	326	-3.2	19.9
		Retail Trade	2,103	2,063	2,004	1.9	4.9
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		161	170	174	-5.3	-7.5
	Services		3,727	3,761	2,606	-0.9	43.0
		Personal & Business Services	1,114	1,217	659	-8.5	69.0
		Health Services	228	226	198	0.9	15.2
	Government		1,430	1,697	1,169	-15.7	22.3
		Local Government	470	545	338	-13.8	39.1
		Local Education	104	100	104	4.0	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED			1,524	1,683	1,449	-9.4	5.2

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			1,840	2,435	1,632	-24.4	12.7
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			596	739	527	-19.4	13.1

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			588	1,061	617	-44.6	-4.7
	Mining		11	24	4	-54.2	175.0
		Oil & Gas Extraction	9	12	0	-25.0	0.0
	Construction		504	920	553	-45.2	-8.9
	Manufacturing		73	117	60	-37.6	21.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,102	1,189	878	-7.3	25.5
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		161	154	224	4.5	-28.1
		Transportation	94	89	105	5.6	-10.5
		Communications & Public Utilities	67	65	119	3.1	-43.7
	Trade		334	375	273	-10.9	22.3
		Wholesale Trade	57	58	39	-1.7	46.2
		Retail Trade	277	317	234	-12.6	18.4
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		18	30	34	-40.0	-47.1
	Services		404	452	248	-10.6	62.9
		Personal & Business Services	231	239	130	-3.3	77.7
		Health Services	31	36	32	-13.9	-3.1
	Government		185	178	99	3.9	86.9
		Local Government	53	56	30	-5.4	76.7
		Local Education	9	9	11	0.0	-18.2
UNCLASSIFIED			150	185	137	-18.9	9.5

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			2,338	2,727	1,445	-14.3	61.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			760	869	470	-12.5	61.7

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,161	1,529	575	-24.1	101.9
	Mining		441	505	123	-12.7	258.5
		Oil & Gas Extraction	417	469	93	-11.1	348.4
	Construction		554	894	342	-38.0	62.0
	Manufacturing		166	130	110	27.7	50.9
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,101	1,102	784	-0.1	40.4
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		114	108	82	5.6	39.0
		Transportation	86	83	55	3.6	56.4
		Communications & Public Utilities	28	25	27	12.0	3.7
	Trade		386	412	299	-6.3	29.1
		Wholesale Trade	82	88	89	-6.8	-7.9
		Retail Trade	304	324	210	-6.2	44.8
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		31	26	39	19.2	-20.5
	Services		523	491	289	6.5	81.0
		Personal & Business Services	231	198	110	16.7	110.0
		Health Services	37	30	40	23.3	-7.5
	Government		47	65	75	-27.7	-37.3
		Local Government	32	38	13	-15.8	146.2
		Local Education	9	10	0	-10.0	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED			76	96	86	-20.8	-11.6