Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Continued Claims--Natrona 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	1,859	2,440	2,743	-23.8	-32.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	592	664	779	-10.8	-24.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	637	1,085	1,165	-41.3	-45.3
--Manufacturing	105	126	225	-16.7	-53.3
--Mining	163	191	307	-14.7	-46.9
----Oil & Gas Extraction	143	157	293	-8.9	-51.2
--Construction	369	768	633	-52.0	-41.7
	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	MAY 97	APR 97	MAY 96	APR 97-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	1,200	1,331	1,543	-9.8	-22.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities	90	101	192	-10.9	-53.1
----Transportation	56	60	131	-6.7	-57.3
----Communications & Public Utilities	34	42	61	-19.0	-44.3
--Trade	441	519	601	-15.0	-26.6
----Wholesale Trade	107	91	171	17.6	-37.4
----Retail Trade	333	428	430	-22.2	-22.6
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	35	31	40	12.9	-12.5
--Services	544	598	590	-9.0	-7.8
----Personal & Business Services	185	196	192	-5.6	-3.6
----Health Services	100	128	154	-21.9	-35.1
--Government	90	82	120	9.8	-25.0
----Local Government	69	63	73	9.5	-5.5
------Local Education	19	9	22	111.1	-13.6
UNCLASSIFIED	22	24	35	-8.3	-37.1