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2021 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report

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Public Unemployment Assistance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Initial and Continued Public Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claims for Wyoming, 2019-2021

Updated September 23, 2021, for the week ending September 18, 2021.

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Weekly Initial and Continued PUA Claims Data for Wyoming, 2020-2021

Table 7: Weekly Initial Unemployment Insurance and Public Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claims for Wyoming, 2020-2021
Week Ending Total Initial Claimsa Regular WY Initial Claims PUA Claimsb PUA Claims as % of Total Claims
5/2/2020 3,403 2,831 572 16.8
5/9/2020 3,242 1,533 1,709 52.7
5/16/2020 2,341 1,444 897 38.3
5/23/2020 2,137 1,287 850 39.8
5/30/2020 2,167 1,728 439 20.3
6/6/2020 2,340 2,042 298 12.7
6/13/2020 1,860 1,422 438 23.5
6/20/2020 1,720 1,222 498 29.0
6/27/2020 1,614 1,427 187 11.6
7/4/2020 1,672 1,335 337 20.2
7/11/2020 1,798 1,532 266 14.8
7/18/2020 2,887 2,549 338 11.7
7/25/2020 1,814 1,264 550 30.3
8/1/2020 1,195 917 278 23.3
8/8/2020 1,172 906 266 22.7
8/15/2020 1,143 981 162 14.2
8/22/2020 1,296 1,077 219 16.9
8/29/2020 1,110 946 164 14.8
9/5/2020 946 736 210 22.2
9/12/2020 793 655 138 17.4
9/19/2020 847 708 139 16.4
9/26/2020 875 763 112 12.8
10/3/2020 936 819 117 12.5
10/10/2020 1,094 942 152 13.9
10/17/2020 1,855 1,336 519 28.0
10/24/2020 1,415 970 445 31.4
10/31/2020 1,224 1,063 161 13.2
11/7/2020 1,309 1,100 209 16.0
11/14/2020 1,271 1,134 137 10.8
11/21/2020 1,299 1,175 124 9.5
11/28/2020 840 752 88 10.5
12/5/2020 1,157 1,026 131 11.3
12/12/2020 1,111 956 155 14.0
12/19/2020 1,130 1,038 92 8.1
12/26/2020 982 908 74 7.5
1/2/2021 1,069 1,069 0 0.0
1/9/2021 1,643 1,643 0 0.0
1/16/2021 1,401 1,401 0 0.0
1/23/2021 1,139 1,139 0 0.0
1/30/2021 1,256 1,256 0 0.0
2/6/2021 1,247 1,247 0 0.0
2/13/2021 1,199 1,199 0 0.0
2/20/2021 1,007 852 155 15.4
2/27/2021 1,016 709 307 30.2
3/6/2021 902 745 157 17.4
3/13/2021 836 741 95 11.4
3/20/2021 889 870 19 2.1
3/27/2021 947 903 44 4.6
4/3/2021 904 849 55 6.1
4/10/2021 1,292 1,229 63 4.9
4/17/2021 2,012 1,786 226 11.2
4/24/2021 1,135 1,093 42 3.7
5/1/2021 851 833 18 2.1
5/8/2021 779 741 38 4.9
5/15/2021 681 647 34 5.0
5/22/2021 551 543 8 1.5
5/29/2021 428 421 7 1.6
6/5/2021 509 500 9 1.8
6/12/2021 483 473 10 2.1
6/19/2021 396 389 7 1.8
6/26/2021 379 375 4 1.1
7/3/2021 326 325 1 0.3
7/10/2021 394 394 0 0.0
7/17/2021 343 343 0 0.0
7/24/2021 279 279 0 0.0
aTotal Initial Claims are the sum of regular Wyoming UI claims and federal PUA claims. Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Database. 
bPublic Unemployment Assistance, a provision of the CARES Act. PUA benefits are available to individuals who would not usually qualify for UI benefits, such as self-employed workers, business owners, and independent contractors. Wyoming stopped paying PUA benefits on June 19, 2021. 
Sources: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims and U.S. Department of Labor.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/29/21.   

Table 8: Weekly Continued Unemployment Insurance and Public Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Claims for Wyoming, 2020-2021
Week Ending Total Continued Claimsa Regular WY Continued Claims PUA Claimsb PUA Claims as % of Total Claims
5/2/2020 19,577 16,181 3,396 17.3
5/9/2020 20,827 19,290 1,537 7.4
5/16/2020 20,707 15,498 5,209 25.2
5/23/2020 19,951 17,705 2,246 11.3
5/30/2020 19,630 16,685 2,945 15.0
6/6/2020 19,015 16,070 2,945 15.5
6/13/2020 18,832 15,884 2,948 15.7
6/20/2020 18,407 14,103 4,304 23.4
6/27/2020 17,801 15,421 2,380 13.4
7/4/2020 17,106 13,725 3,381 19.8
7/11/2020 16,944 13,573 3,371 19.9
7/18/2020 15,667 12,907 2,760 17.6
7/25/2020 15,422 12,411 3,011 19.5
8/1/2020 15,143 12,918 2,225 14.7
8/8/2020 13,590 11,449 2,141 15.8
8/15/2020 12,755 10,558 2,197 17.2
8/22/2020 12,091 9,847 2,244 18.6
8/29/2020 11,213 9,068 2,145 19.1
9/5/2020 10,760 8,593 2,167 20.1
9/12/2020 10,051 7,756 2,295 22.8
9/19/2020 9,754 7,507 2,247 23.0
9/26/2020 9,266 7,016 2,250 24.3
10/3/2020 8,894 6,777 2,117 23.8
10/10/2020 8,456 7,117 1,339 15.8
10/17/2020 7,525 5,733 1,792 23.8
10/24/2020 7,460 5,578 1,882 25.2
10/31/2020 7,321 5,461 1,860 25.4
11/7/2020 7,261 5,449 1,812 25.0
11/14/2020 7,090 5,238 1,852 26.1
11/21/2020 7,122 5,466 1,656 23.3
11/28/2020 6,945 5,174 1,771 25.5
12/5/2020 7,069 5,298 1,771 25.1
12/12/2020 6,947 5,147 1,800 25.9
12/19/2020 6,946 5,541 1,405 20.2
12/26/2020 6,765 5,649 1,116 16.5
1/2/2021 7,101 6,768 333 4.7
1/9/2021 8,667 8,573 94 1.1
1/16/2021 8,140 8,101 39 0.5
1/23/2021 8,308 8,293 15 0.2
1/30/2021 6,810 6,796 14 0.2
2/6/2021 6,763 6,758 5 0.1
2/13/2021 6,535 6,532 3 0.0
2/20/2021 6,677 5,041 1,636 24.5
2/27/2021 6,906 5,262 1,644 23.8
3/6/2021 6,796 5,195 1,601 23.6
3/13/2021 6,582 5,156 1,426 21.7
3/20/2021 6,326 4,944 1,382 21.8
3/27/2021 6,237 4,853 1,384 22.2
4/3/2021 5,932 4,592 1,340 22.6
4/10/2021 5,554 4,675 879 15.8
4/17/2021 4,954 3,903 1,051 21.2
4/24/2021 5,200 4,129 1,071 20.6
5/1/2021 5,023 4,016 1,007 20.0
5/8/2021 4,729 4,106 623 13.2
5/15/2021 4,436 3,777 659 14.9
5/22/2021 4,114 3,429 685 16.7
5/29/2021 3,776 3,156 620 16.4
6/5/2021 3,510 2,945 565 16.1
6/12/2021 3,391 2,838 553 16.3
6/19/2021 3,243 2,715 528 16.3
6/26/2021 3,028 2,987 41 1.4
7/3/2021 3,679 3,650 29 0.8
7/10/2021 2,790 2,777 13 0.5
7/17/2021 2,480
7/24/2021 2,282
aTotal Continued Claims are the sum of regular Wyoming UI claims and federal PUA claims. Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Database. 
bPublic Unemployment Assistance, a provision of the CARES Act. PUA benefits are available to individuals who would not usually qualify for UI benefits, such as self-employed workers, business owners, and independent contractors. Wyoming stopped paying PUA benefits on June 19, 2021. 
Sources: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims and U.S. Department of Labor.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/29/21.    


Source: U.S. Department of Labor.

Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/30/21.