Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 10

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

August 2004 claims declined by 8.7 percent over-the-month and 8.9 percent over-the-year. Initial claims were at their lowest level since September 2001.


							Percent Change
							Claims Filed
				Claims Filed			Jul04	Aug03
WYOMING STATEWIDE				Aug04	Jul04	Aug03	Aug04	Aug04

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				1,176	1,288	1,291	-8.7	-8.9

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				396	425	452	-6.8	-12.4
	Natural Resources and Mining			119	113	92	5.3	29.3
		Mining		77	92	73	-16.3	5.5
			Oil & Gas Extraction	6	8	6	-25.0	0.0
	Construction			241	233	281	3.4	-14.2
	Manufacturing			36	79	79	-54.4	-54.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				566	634	608	-10.7	-6.9
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			165	201	192	-17.9	-14.1
		Wholesale Trade		37	23	27	60.9	37.0
		Retail Trade		86	141	119	-39.0	-27.7
		Trans., Warehousing & Utilities		42	37	46	13.5	-8.7
	Information			19	24	15	-20.8	26.7
	Financial Activities			36	28	44	28.6	-18.2
	Professional & Business Services			123	109	125	12.8	-1.6
	Educational & Health Services			93	92	85	1.1	9.4
	Leisure & Hospitality			98	137	119	-28.5	-17.6
	Other Services			32	43	28	-25.6	14.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				112	121	124	-7.4	-9.7
	Federal Government			40	28	42	42.9	-4.8
	State Government			19	25	24	-24.0	-20.8
	Local Government			53	68	58	-22.1	-8.6
		Local Education		14	25	21	-44.0	-33.3
UNCLASSIFIED				102	108	107	-5.6	-4.7

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				210	195	179	7.7	17.3

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				38	46	37	-17.4	2.7
	Construction			32	40	31	-20.0	3.2
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				132	112	104	17.9	26.9
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			39	38	33	2.6	18.2
	Financial Activities			11	4	7	175.0	57.1
	Professional & Business Services			37	28	27	32.1	37.0
	Educational & Health Services			23	15	12	53.3	91.7
	Leisure & Hospitality			15	16	15	-6.3	0.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				32	21	27	52.4	18.5
UNCLASSIFIED				8	16	11	-50.0	-27.3

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED				146	185	210	-21.1	-30.5

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING				52	75	82	-30.7	-36.6
	Construction			32	31	55	3.2	-41.8
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING				84	98	109	-14.3	-22.9
	Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.			23	29	31	-20.7	-25.8
	Financial Activities			7	4	10	75.0	-30.0
	Professional & Business Services			18	18	20	0.0	-10.0
	Educational & Health Services			11	15	24	-26.7	-54.2
	Leisure & Hospitality			16	22	14	-27.3	14.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT				6	9	11	-33.3	-45.5
UNCLASSIFIED				4	3	8	33.3	-50.0