Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Inusrance Statistics: Continued Claims

"Continued weeks claimed declined by 10.1 percent from July and increased by 1.2 percent from August 2002. The service providing sector was the primary driver of the over-the-year increase."

							Percent Change
							Claims Filed
				Claims Filed			Jul 03	Aug 02
WYOMING STATEWIDE				Aug 03	Jul 03	Aug 02	Aug 03	Aug 03

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				11,672	12,978	11,534	-10.1	1.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				3,554	3,459	3,587	2.7	-0.9

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				3,465	4,309	4,180	-19.6	-17.1
	Natural Resources and Mining			703	691	1,183	1.7	-40.6
		Mining		613	620	1,082	-1.1	-43.3
			Oil & Gas Extraction	65	48	181	35.4	-64.1
	Construction			2,068	2,674	2,328	-22.7	-11.2
	Manufacturing			694	944	669	-26.5	3.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				5,783	6,199	5,204	-6.7	11.1
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			1,845	2,024	1,549	-8.8	19.1
		Wholesale Trade		392	387	300	1.3	30.7
		Retail Trade		1,037	1,115	922	-7.0	12.5
		Trans., Warehousing & Utilities		416	522	327	-20.3	27.2
	Information			215	230	223	-6.5	-3.6
	Financial Activities			373	340	269	9.7	38.7
	Professional & Business Services			970	1,022	1,032	-5.1	-6.0
	Educational & Health Services			965	942	929	2.4	3.9
	Leisure & Hospitality			1,037	1,211	830	-14.4	24.9
	Other Services			378	430	372	-12.1	1.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				1,418	1,353	1,059	4.8	33.9
	Federal Government			208	219	146	-5.0	42.5
	State Government			199	196	184	1.5	8.2
	Local Government			1,011	938	729	7.8	38.7
		Local Education		391	354	353	10.5	10.8
UNCLASSIFIED				1,006	1,117	1,091	-9.9	-7.8

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				1,762	1,839	1,359	-4.2	29.7
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				524	467	411	12.2	27.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				333	393	267	-15.3	24.7
	Construction			276	324	198	-14.8	39.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				1,122	1,163	843	-3.5	33.1
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			358	371	196	-3.5	82.7
	Financial Activities			75	63	48	19.0	56.3
	Professional & Business Services			259	223	178	16.1	45.5
	Educational & Health Services			105	91	115	15.4	-8.7
	Leisure & Hospitality			161	219	118	-26.5	36.4
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				233	209	145	11.5	60.7
UNCLASSIFIED				74	74	104	0.0	-28.8

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED				1,896	2,095	1,726	-9.5	9.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS				575	583	535	-1.4	7.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				592	714	576	-17.1	2.8
	Construction			316	341	267	-7.3	18.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				1,118	1,179	997	-5.2	12.1
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			311	328	305	-5.2	2.0
	Financial Activities			88	80	42	10.0	109.5
	Professional & Business Services			167	210	195	-20.5	-14.4
	Educational & Health Services			216	248	223	-12.9	-3.1
	Leisure & Hospitality			196	179	141	9.5	39.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				133	138	82	-3.6	62.2
UNCLASSIFIED				53	64	71	-17.2	-25.4