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

Total weeks claimed decreased for the tenth consecutive time (in year-to-year comparisons). However, total weeks claimed increased from September to October 1997 (up 4.5% statewide); this type of increase is typical for this time of year.

WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
OCT 97 SEP 97 OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 7,153 6,842 9,612 4.5 -25.6
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 2,036 2,206 2,777 -7.7 -26.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 2,172 1,913 3,018 13.5 -28.0
--Manufacturing 401 443 556 -9.5 -27.9
--Mining 301 297 540 1.3 -44.3
----Oil & Gas Extraction 213 228 429 -6.6 -50.3
--Construction 1,470 1,173 1,922 25.3 -23.5
WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
OCT 97 SEP 97 OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 4,832 4,770 5,768 1.3 -16.2
--Transportation & Public Utilities 439 486 534 -9.7 -17.8
---Transportation 288 318 396 -9.4 -27.3
----Communications & Public Utilities 151 168 139 -10.1 8.6
--Trade 1,473 1,582 1,753 -6.9 -16.0
----Wholesale Trade 283 336 283 -15.8 0.0
----Retail Trade 1,190 1,246 1,470 -4.5 -19.0
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 219 202 171 8.4 28.1
--Services 1,902 1,726 2,344 10.2 -18.9
----Personal & Business Services 545 421 603 29.5 -9.6
----Health Services 291 346 304 -15.9 -4.3
--Government 799 774 966 3.2 -17.3
----Local Government 501 555 560 -9.7 -10.5
------Local Education 182 228 189 -20.2 -3.7
UNCLASSIFIED 149 159 826 -6.3 -82.0


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