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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims increased by 128.9% from May 2008 to May 2009. However, claims declined by 30.5% from April to May, which was in line with long-term averages.

Percent Change Claims Filed
Claims Filed May_09 May_09
May_09 Apr_09 May_08 Apr_09 May_08
 
Wyoming Statewide
Total Claims Filed  3,813  5,483  1,666 -30.5 128.9
Goods-Producing  1,744  2,502     729 -30.3 139.2
   Natural Resources and Mining (11,21)     702  1,033     134 -32.0 423.9
      Mining (21)     686  1,002     121 -31.5 466.9
         Oil & Gas Extraction (211)       30       74       13 -59.5 130.8
   Construction (23)     834  1,235     541 -32.5 54.2
   Manufacturing (31 - 33)     208     234       54 -11.1 285.2
Service-Providing  1,521  2,332     697 -34.8 118.2
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49)     526     694     230 -24.2 128.7
      Wholesale Trade (42)     106     136       39 -22.1 171.8
      Retail Trade (44 - 45)     242     326       91 -25.8 165.9
      Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (22,48 - 49)     178     232     100 -23.3 78.0
   Information (51)       26       27       16 -3.7 62.5
   Financial Activities (52, 53)       81       79       26 2.5 211.5
   Professional and Business Services (54-56)     255     338       90 -24.6 183.3
   Educational and Health Services (61-62)     192     144     145 33.3 32.4
   Leisure and Hospitality (71-72)     339     929     160 -63.5 111.9
   Other Services, except Public Admin. (81)     102     121       30 -15.7 240.0
Government     214     208     124 2.9 72.6
   Federal Government       47       62       19 -24.2 147.4
   State Government       29       30       12 -3.3 141.7
   Local Government     138     116       93 19.0 48.4
      Local Education       32       19       19 68.4 68.4
Unclassified     334     441     116 -24.3 187.9
Laramie County
Total Claims Filed     426     449     253 -5.1 68.4
Goods-Producing     134     172       99 -22.1 35.4
   Construction (23)     110     146       87 -24.7 26.4
Service-Providing     247     218     127 13.3 94.5
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49)       72       87       34 -17.2 111.8
   Financial Activities (52, 53)       11        8        5 37.5 120.0
   Professional and Business Services (54-56)       76       44       23 72.7 230.4
   Educational and Health Services (61-62)       47       28       30 67.9 56.7
   Leisure and Hospitality (71-72)       29       43       28 -32.6 3.6
Government       36       33       13 9.1 176.9
Unclassified        9       26       14 -65.4 -35.7
Natrona County
Total Claims Filed     511     687     233 -25.6 119.3
Goods-Producing     239     342     115 -30.1 107.8
   Construction (23)       80     137       86 -41.6 -7.0
Service-Providing     238     314     109 -24.2 118.3
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49)       85     129       16 -34.1 431.3
   Financial Activities (52, 53)       13       16       10 -18.8 30.0
   Professional and Business Services (54-56)       32       47       16 -31.9 100.0
   Educational and Health Services (61-62)       27       21       35 28.6 -22.9
   Leisure and Hospitality (71-72)       49       55       24 -10.9 104.2
Government       18       16        5 12.5 260.0
Unclassified       16       15        4 6.7 300.0

aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts.

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