© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 7
 

Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Data produced by: Douglas Leonard, Research Analyst

WYOMING STATEWIDE | LARAMIE COUNTY | NATRONA COUNTY

Initial claims declined 20.3 percent from April to May. This percentage decrease was slightly less than those seen from 1997 to 2003.  

Percent Change
Claims Filed
Claims Filed Apr04 May03
WYOMING STATEWIDE May04 Apr04 May03 May04 May04
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,625 2,038 1,674 -20.3 -2.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 623 641 687 -2.8 -9.3
Natural Resources and Mining 131 181 154 -27.6 -14.9
Mining 109 150 138 -27.3 -21.0
Oil & Gas Extraction 12 17 8 -29.4 50.0
Construction 365 385 398 -5.2 -8.3
Manufacturing 127 75 135 69.3 -5.9
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 692 1,119 697 -38.2 -0.7
Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util. 181 236 230 -23.3 -21.3
Wholesale Trade 29 28 48 3.6 -39.6
Retail Trade 114 133 137 -14.3 -16.8
Trans., Warehousing & Utilities 38 75 45 -49.3 -15.6
Information 38 34 18 11.8 111.1
Financial Activities 33 47 28 -29.8 17.9
Professional & Business Services 90 135 98 -33.3 -8.2
Educational & Health Services 120 95 109 26.3 10.1
Leisure & Hospitality 172 522 154 -67.0 11.7
Other Services 58 50 60 16.0 -3.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 171 137 138 24.8 23.9
Federal Government 36 49 26 -26.5 38.5
State Government 22 18 25 22.2 -12.0
Local Government 113 70 87 61.4 29.9
Local Education 26 13 30 100.0 -13.3
UNCLASSIFIED 139 141 152 -1.4 -8.6
LARAMIE COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 251 295 210 -14.9 19.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 74 96 65 -22.9 13.8
Construction 40 80 60 -50.0 -33.3
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 139 169 117 -17.8 18.8
Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util. 25 47 29 -46.8 -13.8
Financial Activities 11 10 5 10.0 120.0
Professional & Business Services 30 40 21 -25.0 42.9
Educational & Health Services 12 17 15 -29.4 -20.0
Leisure & Hospitality 19 14 19 35.7 0.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 23 20 17 15.0 35.3
UNCLASSIFIED 15 10 11 50.0 36.4
NATRONA COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 194 212 262 -8.5 -26.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 83 80 126 3.8 -34.1
Construction 57 55 57 3.6 0.0
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 96 104 120 -7.7 -20.0
Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util. 24 22 39 9.1 -38.5
Financial Activities 6 9 5 -33.3 20.0
Professional & Business Services 12 25 21 -52.0 -42.9
Educational & Health Services 24 25 16 -4.0 50.0
Leisure & Hospitality 20 17 26 17.6 -23.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 5 15 5 -66.7 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 10 13 11 -23.1 -9.1

 

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