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

Total initial claims filed decreased for the tenth consecutive time (in year-to-year comparisons). However, total initial claims filed increased from September to October 1997 (up 50.6% statewide); this type of increase is typical for this time of year.

CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
OCT 97 SEP 97 OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,197 795 1,730 50.6 -30.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 433 263 648 64.6 -33.2
--Manufacturing 65 40 81 62.5 -19.8
--Mining 48 47 94 2.1 -48.9
----Oil & Gas Extraction 40 31 70 29.0 -42.9
--Construction 320 176 473 81.8 -32.3
CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
OCT 97 SEP 97 OCT 96 SEP-OCT 97 OCT 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 700 476 947 47.1 -26.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities 48 47 53 2.1 -9.4
----Transportation 29 30 42 -3.3 -31.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 18 16 10 12.5 80.0
--Trade 208 160 303 30.0 -31.4
----Wholesale Trade 30 23 29 30.4 3.4
----Retail Trade 178 137 275 29.9 -35.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 25 19 21 31.6 19.0
--Services 307 171 391 79.5 -21.5
----Personal & Business Services 82 55 84 49.1 -2.4
----Health Services 29 26 39 11.5 -25.6
--Government 112 79 179 41.8 -37.4
----Local Government 44 39 74 12.8 -40.5
------Local Education 17 14 17 21.4 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 64 56 135 14.3 -52.6


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