Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Continued Claims--Laramie County, by Industry

	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	MAY 97	APR 97	MAY 96	APR 97-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	1,357	1,932	1,543	-29.8	-12.1
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	429	570	438	-24.7	-2.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	411	851	435	-51.7	-5.5
--Manufacturing	51	99	48	-48.5	6.3
--Mining	11	2	28	450.0	-60.7
----Oil & Gas Extraction	11	2	28	450.0	-60.7
--Construction	349	750	359	-53.5	-2.8
	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	MAY 97	APR 97	MAY 96	APR 97-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	921	1,039	1,042	-11.4	-11.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities	134	146	57	-8.2	135.1
----Transportation	100	124	52	-19.4	92.3
----Communications & Public Utilities	35	23	5	52.2	600.0
--Trade	343	407	391	-15.7	-12.3
----Wholesale Trade	24	35	22	-31.4	9.1
----Retail Trade	319	372	370	-14.2	-13.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	88	78	92	12.8	-4.3
--Services	264	301	382	-12.3	-30.9
----Personal & Business Services	90	102	150	-11.8	-40.0
----Health Services	36	47	81	-23.4	-55.6
--Government	92	107	120	-14.0	-23.3
----Local Government	50	61	49	-18.0	2.0
------Local Education	12	20	17	-40.0	-29.4
UNCLASSIFIED	25	42	66	-40.5	-62.1