© Copyright 2001 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
Wyoming Normalized Unemployment
Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Data produced by: Sherry Wen, SeniorEconomist
Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County
"Most industries in the state saw declines in initial claims in May 2001 compared to May 2000."
Percent Change
Claims Filed
Claims Filed  APR 01  MAY 00
 MAY 01  APR 01  MAY 00  MAY 01  MAY 01
WYOMING STATEWIDE
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,017 1,458 1,144 -30.2 -11.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 292 482 444 -39.4 -34.2
Mining 57 108 142 -47.2 -59.9
Oil & Gas Extraction 45 91 113 -50.5 -60.2
Construction 156 283 249 -44.9 -37.3
Manufacturing 79 91 53 -13.2 49.1
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 601 819 609 -26.6 -1.3
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 35 87 44 -59.8 -20.5
Transportation 29 75 38 -61.3 -23.7
Communications & Public Utilities 6 12 6 -50.0 0.0
Trade 223 296 175 -24.7 27.4
Wholesale Trade 34 37 30 -8.1 13.3
Retail Trade 189 259 145 -27.0 30.3
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 17 18 19 -5.6 -10.5
Services 262 344 281 -23.8 -6.8
Personal & Business Services 69 71 58 -2.8 19.0
Health Services 28 26 22 7.7 27.3
Government 64 74 90 -13.5 -28.9
Local Government 32 33 42 -3.0 -23.8
Local Education 16 10 25 60.0 -36.0
UNCLASSIFIED 124 157 91 -21.0 36.3
LARAMIE COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 174 148 119 17.6 46.2
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 44 63 28 -30.2 57.1
Mining 0 0 1 0.0 0.0
Oil & Gas Extraction 0 0 1 0.0 0.0
Construction 27 53 21 -49.1 28.6
Manufacturing 17 10 6 70.0 183.3
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 120 74 76 62.2 57.9
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 12 10 3 20.0 300.0
Transportation 11 8 3 37.5 266.7
Communications & Public Utilities 1 2 0 -50.0 0.0
Trade 43 24 20 79.2 115.0
Wholesale Trade 5 3 3 66.7 66.7
Retail Trade 38 21 17 81.0 123.5
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 6 2 3 200.0 100.0
Services 49 29 39 69.0 25.6
Personal & Business Services 11 15 6 -26.7 83.3
Health Services 10 2 2 400.0 400.0
Government 10 9 11 11.1 -9.1
Local Government 3 3 4 0.0 -25.0
Local Education 1 0 2 0.0 -50.0
UNCLASSIFIED 10 11 15 -9.1 -33.3
NATRONA COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 119 160 165 -25.6 -27.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 34 49 66 -30.6 -48.5
Mining 9 18 22 -50.0 -59.1
Oil & Gas Extraction 8 18 21 -55.6 -61.9
Construction 16 23 36 -30.4 -55.6
Manufacturing 9 8 8 12.5 12.5
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 76 92 96 -17.4 -20.8
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 4 12 6 -66.7 -33.3
Transportation 3 11 3 -72.7 0.0
Communications & Public Utilities 1 1 3 0.0 -66.7
Trade 29 27 44 7.4 -34.1
Wholesale Trade 10 6 11 66.7 -9.1
Retail Trade 19 21 33 -9.5 -42.4
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2 2 4 0.0 -50.0
Services 36 46 30 -21.7 20.0
Personal & Business Services 12 14 12 -14.3 0.0
Health Services 4 10 4 -60.0 0.0
Government 5 5 12 0.0 -58.3
Local Government 4 4 4 0.0 0.0
Local Education 2 0 2 0.0 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 9 19 3 -52.6 200.0

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