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

	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	AUG 97	JUL 97	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	991	1,044	1,187	-5.1	-16.5
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	343	287	394	19.5	-12.9
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	274	241	274	13.7	0.0
--Manufacturing	37	42	87	-11.9	-57.5
--Mining	2	3	11	-33.3	-81.8
----Oil & Gas Extraction	2	3	11	-33.3	-81.8
--Construction	235	196	176	19.9	33.5
	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	AUG 97	JUL 97	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	705	787	866	-10.4	-18.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities	76	80	56	-5.0	35.7
----Transportation	45	50	48	-10.0	-6.3
----Communications & Public Utilities	30	29	9	3.4	233.3
--Trade	246	285	276	-13.7	-10.9
----Wholesale Trade	34	23	22	47.8	54.5
----Retail Trade	212	262	254	-19.1	-16.5
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	44	60	48	-26.7	-8.3
--Services	247	256	344	-3.5	-28.2
----Personal & Business Services	70	53	103	32.1	-32.0
----Health Services	36	38	58	-5.3	-37.9
--Government	92	106	142	-13.2	-35.2
----Local Government	60	63	57	-4.8	5.3
------Local Education	26	19	17	36.8	52.9
UNCLASSIFIED	12	16	47	-25.0	-74.5