Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

"Total statewide initial claims for May 2002 are up by 141 claims (13.9%) over the previous year."

						Percent Change
						Claims Filed
			Claims Filed			May 02	May 02
			May 02	Apr 02	May 01	Apr 02	May 01

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			1,158	1,828	1,017	-36.7	13.9

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			413	669	292	-38.3	41.4
	Mining		118	241	57	-51.0	107.0
		Oil & Gas Extraction	110	226	45	-51.3	144.4
	Construction		215	327	156	-34.3	37.8
	Manufacturing		80	101	79	-20.8	1.3
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			631	1,013	601	-37.7	5.0
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		51	84	35	-39.3	45.7
		Transportation	40	67	29	-40.3	37.9
		Communications & Public Utilities	11	17	6	-35.3	83.3
	Trade		198	342	223	-42.1	-11.2
		Wholesale Trade	35	37	34	-5.4	2.9
		Retail Trade	163	305	189	-46.6	-13.8
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		16	24	17	-33.3	-5.9
	Services		280	447	262	-37.4	6.9
		Personal & Business Services	83	109	69	-23.9	20.3
		Health Services	29	42	28	-31.0	3.6
	Government		86	116	64	-25.9	34.4
		Local Government	55	63	32	-12.7	71.9
		Local Education	17	13	16	30.8	6.3
UNCLASSIFIED			114	146	124	-21.9	-8.1

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			157	145	174	8.3	-9.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			38	40	44	-5.0	-13.6
	Mining		1	0	0	0.0	0.0
		Oil & Gas Extraction	1	0	0	0.0	0.0
	Construction		34	32	27	6.3	25.9
	Manufacturing		3	8	17	-62.5	-82.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			109	90	120	21.1	-9.2
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		15	10	12	50.0	25.0
		Transportation	7	2	11	250.0	-36.4
		Communications & Public Utilities	8	8	1	0.0	700.0
	Trade		23	26	43	-11.5	-46.5
		Wholesale Trade	6	4	5	50.0	20.0
		Retail Trade	17	22	38	-22.7	-55.3
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		1	3	6	-66.7	-83.3
	Services		56	37	49	51.4	14.3
		Personal & Business Services	16	14	11	14.3	45.5
		Health Services	11	5	10	120.0	10.0
	Government		14	14	10	0.0	40.0
		Local Government	4	2	3	100.0	33.3
		Local Education	3	0	1	0.0	200.0
UNCLASSIFIED			10	15	10	-33.3	0.0

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			168	268	119	-37.3	41.2

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			58	105	34	-44.8	70.6
	Mining		23	33	9	-30.3	155.6
		Oil & Gas Extraction	23	28	8	-17.9	187.5
	Construction		27	53	16	-49.1	68.8
	Manufacturing		8	19	9	-57.9	-11.1
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			102	151	76	-32.5	34.2
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		11	15	4	-26.7	175.0
		Transportation	10	14	3	-28.6	233.3
		Communications & Public Utilities	1	1	1	0	0
	Trade		38	44	29	-13.6	31.0
		Wholesale Trade	14	8	10	75.0	40.0
		Retail Trade	24	36	19	-33.3	26.3
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		5	4	2	25.0	150.0
	Services		42	76	36	-44.7	16.7
		Personal & Business Services	18	27	12	-33.3	50.0
		Health Services	4	14	4	-71.4	0.0
	Government		6	12	5	-50.0	20.0
		Local Government	5	10	4	-50.0	25.0
		Local Education	2	1	2	100.0	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED			8	12	9	-33.3	-11.1