© Copyright 2005 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 42 No. 10

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

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

Statewide continued claims fell to 8,000 in August, the lowest claims level since October 2000. Only Johnson and Fremont counties had increased over-the-year continued claims activity.

 

											Percent Change
											Weeks Claimed
								Weeks Claimed			Jul05	Aug04
	WYOMING STATEWIDE							Aug05	Jul05	Aug04	Aug05	Aug05
	TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED							8,000	8,818	10,585	-9.3	-24.4
	TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS							2,143	2,725	3,239	-21.4	-33.8
	TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							2,050	2,390	2,795	-14.2	-26.7
		Natural Resources and Mining						655	691	693	-5.2	-5.5
			Mining					590	621	543	-5.0	8.7
				Oil & Gas Extraction				50	58	86	-13.8	-41.9
		Construction						1,022	1,237	1,648	-17.4	-38.0
		Manufacturing						373	462	454	-19.3	-17.8
	TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							4,327	4,770	5,862	-9.3	-26.2
		Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						1,171	1,247	1,492	-6.1	-21.5
			Wholesale Trade					155	171	253	-9.4	-38.7
			Retail Trade					785	858	960	-8.5	-18.2
			Trans., Warehousing & Utilities					231	218	279	6.0	-17.2
		Information						120	136	371	-11.8	-67.7
		Financial Activities						294	351	361	-16.2	-18.6
		Professional & Business Services						688	783	1,190	-12.1	-42.2
		Educational & Health Services						948	1,066	982	-11.1	-3.5
		Leisure & Hospitality						806	875	1,063	-7.9	-24.2
		Other Services						300	312	403	-3.8	-25.6
	TOTAL GOVERNMENT							1,090	1,089	1,176	0.1	-7.3
		Federal Government						199	213	241	-6.6	-17.4
		State Government						169	135	194	25.2	-12.9
		Local Government						722	741	741	-2.6	-2.6
			Local Education					237	227	252	4.4	-6.0
	UNCLASSIFIED							533	569	752	-6.3	-29.1
	LARAMIE COUNTY
	TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED							1,279	1,335	2,258	-4.2	-43.4
	TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS							333	406	672	-18.0	-50.4
	TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							204	252	380	-19.0	-46.3
		Construction						160	208	244	-23.1	-34.4
	TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							841	868	1,567	-3.1	-46.3
		Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						180	205	315	-12.2	-42.9
		Financial Activities						78	88	108	-11.4	-27.8
		Professional & Business Services						174	181	566	-3.9	-69.3
		Educational & Health Services						122	136	114	-10.3	7.0
		Leisure & Hospitality						145	115	150	26.1	-3.3
	TOTAL GOVERNMENT							201	187	220	7.5	-8.6
	UNCLASSIFIED							33	28	91	17.9	-63.7
	NATRONA COUNTY
	TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED							1,096	1,267	1,318	-13.5	-16.8
	TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS							299	404	402	-26.0	-25.6
	TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING							279	365	364	-23.6	-23.4
		Construction						113	159	210	-28.9	-46.2
	TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING							740	828	859	-10.6	-13.9
		Trade, Trans., Warehousing, & Util.						186	185	221	0.5	-15.8
		Financial Activities						53	62	54	-14.5	-1.9
		Professional & Business Services						127	144	134	-11.8	-5.2
		Educational & Health Services						155	196	222	-20.9	-30.2
		Leisure & Hospitality						150	150	157	0.0	-4.5
	TOTAL GOVERNMENT							46	50	56	-8.0	-17.9
	UNCLASSIFIED							31	24	39	29.2	-20.5