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

	CLAIMS FILED			% CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
	MAY 97	APR 97	MAY 96	APR 97-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	115	157	139	-27.4	-17.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	32	49	42	-34.7	-23.8
--Manufacturing	1	4	3	-75.0	-66.7
--Mining	0	3	4	-100.0	-100.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction	0	3	4	-100.0	-100.0
--Construction	31	42	35	-26.2	-11.4
	CLAIMS FILED			% CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
	MAY 97	APR 97	MAY 96	APR 97-MAY 97	MAY 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	69	99	81	-30.3	-14.8
--Transportation & Public Utilities	3	14	5	-78.6	-40.0
----Transportation	2	12	4	-83.3	-50.0
----Communications & Public Utilities	1	2	1	-50.0	0.0
--Trade	28	34	30	-17.6	-6.7
----Wholesale Trade	2	4	3	-50.0	-33.3
----Retail Trade	26	29	27	-10.3	-3.7
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	11	7	4	57.1	175.0
--Services	17	32	27	-50.0	-40.7
----Personal & Business Services	4	12	13	-66.7	-69.2
----Health Services	1	3	4	-66.7	-75.0
--Government	11	12	15	-8.3	-26.7
----Local Government	4	3	4	33.3	0.0
------Local Education	2	0	1	N/A	100.0
UNCLASSIFIED	13	9	16	44.4	-18.8