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

	CLAIMS FILED			% CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
	AUG 97	JUL 97	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	151	116	167	30.2	-9.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	35	42	36	-16.7	-2.8
--Manufacturing	5	5	9	0.0	-44.4
--Mining	0	2	3	-100.0	-100.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction	0	2	3	-100.0	-100.0
--Construction	30	35	24	-14.3	25.0
	CLAIMS FILED			% CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
	AUG 97	JUL 97	AUG 96	JUL-AUG 97	AUG 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	110	71	113	54.9	-2.7
--Transportation & Public Utilities	17	6	10	183.3	70.0
----Transportation	15	5	9	200.0	66.7
----Communications & Public Utilities	2	1	1	100.0	100.0
--Trade	22	30	34	-26.7	-35.3
----Wholesale Trade	3	2	2	50.0	50.0
----Retail Trade	18	29	31	-37.9	-41.9
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	8	3	3	166.7	166.7
--Services	44	21	42	109.5	4.8
----Personal & Business Services	13	8	15	62.5	-13.3
----Health Services	2	5	8	-60.0	-75.0
--Government	19	11	24	72.7	-20.8
----Local Government	5	3	6	66.7	-16.7
------Local Education	3	2	3	50.0	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED	6	3	18	100.0	-66.7