© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 9
 

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

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

Statewide initial claims declined by 17.2% over the month and 17.9% over the year. The over-the-month percentage decline was the largest seen for July in 8 years.

 

										Percent Change
										Claims Filed
							Claims Filed			Jun05	Jul04
WYOMING STATEWIDE							Jul05	Jun05	Jul04	Jul05	Jul05
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED							1,058	1,278	1,288	-17.2	-17.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							312	403	425	-22.6	-26.6
	Natural Resources and Mining						85	77	113	10.4	-24.8
		Mining					79	74	92	6.8	-14.1
			Oil & Gas Extraction				4	5	8	-20.0	-50.0
	Construction						160	280	233	-42.9	-31.3
	Manufacturing						67	46	79	45.7	-15.2
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							559	639	634	-12.5	-11.8
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						179	174	201	2.9	-10.9
		Wholesale Trade					19	23	23	-17.4	-17.4
		Retail Trade					118	116	141	1.7	-16.3
		Trans., Warehousing & Utilities					42	35	37	20.0	13.5
	Information						11	10	24	10.0	-54.2
	Financial Activities						32	46	28	-30.4	14.3
	Professional & Business Services						102	84	109	21.4	-6.4
	Educational & Health Services						92	174	92	-47.1	0.0
	Leisure & Hospitality						113	101	137	11.9	-17.5
	Other Services						30	50	43	-40.0	-30.2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT							110	141	121	-22.0	-9.1
	Federal Government						19	18	28	5.6	-32.1
	State Government						23	17	25	35.3	-8.0
	Local Government						68	106	68	-35.8	0.0
		Local Education					29	57	25	-49.1	16.0
UNCLASSIFIED							77	95	108	-18.9	-28.7
LARAMIE COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED							134	193	195	-30.6	-31.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							24	52	46	-53.8	-47.8
	Construction						15	44	40	-65.9	-62.5
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							93	112	112	-17.0	-17.0
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						30	31	38	-3.2	-21.1
	Financial Activities						6	8	4	-25.0	50.0
	Professional & Business Services						29	20	28	45.0	3.6
	Educational & Health Services						10	13	15	-23.1	-33.3
	Leisure & Hospitality						13	13	16	0.0	-18.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT							15	21	21	-28.6	-28.6
UNCLASSIFIED							2	8	16	-75.0	-87.5
NATRONA COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED							180	208	185	-13.5	-2.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							63	63	75	0.0	-16.0
	Construction						28	43	31	-34.9	-9.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							104	131	98	-20.6	6.1
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						27	25	29	8.0	-6.9
	Financial Activities						6	11	4	-45.5	50.0
	Professional & Business Services						12	20	18	-40.0	-33.3
	Educational & Health Services						17	40	15	-57.5	13.3
	Leisure & Hospitality						28	25	22	12.0	27.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT							7	11	9	-36.4	-22.2
UNCLASSIFIED							6	3	3	100.0	100.0