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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2026

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry

Table 2: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2025 Week 4 and 2026 Weeks 3 and 4
Week ending January 31, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 4.
Updated February 5, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 4 2026 Week 3 2025 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 1,654 1,666 1,575 -12 -0.7 79 5.0
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 15 17 N/D -2 -11.8 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 94 101 78 -7 -6.9 16 20.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 85 83 78 2 2.4 7 9.0
23-Construction (23) 412 408 421 4 1.0 -9 -2.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 54 58 68 -4 -6.9 -14 -20.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 61 58 49 3 5.2 12 24.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 110 105 129 5 4.8 -19 -14.7
51-Information (51) 28 26 23 2 7.7 5 21.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 69 73 59 -4 -5.5 10 16.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 266 274 230 -8 -2.9 36 15.7
61-Educational services (61) 29 28 26 1 3.6 3 11.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 133 137 113 -4 -2.9 20 17.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 195 197 190 -2 -1.0 5 2.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 53 53 44 0 0.0 9 20.5
92-Public administration (92) 51 49 41 2 4.1 10 24.4
999-Unclassified (999) 6 5 N/D 1 20.0 N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 4 2026 Week 3 2025 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 423 430 487 -7 -1.6 -64 -13.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 17 25 35 -8 -32.0 -18 -51.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 34 24 21 10 41.7 13 61.9
23-Construction (23) 167 166 216 1 0.6 -49 -22.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 27 21 22 6 28.6 5 22.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 11 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 36 26 15 10 38.5 21 140.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 5 7 13 -2 -28.6 -8 -61.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 41 49 51 -8 -16.3 -10 -19.6
61-Educational services (61) N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 27 29 20 -2 -6.9 7 35.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 40 39 54 1 2.6 -14 -25.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 8 9 7 -1 -11.1 1 14.3
92-Public administration (92) 9 15 12 -6 -40.0 -3 -25.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 0 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 4 2026 Week 3 2025 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 3,371 3,371 3,249 0 0.0 122 3.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 21 24 33 -3 -12.5 -12 -36.4
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 159 163 194 -4 -2.5 -35 -18.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 149 150 117 -1 -0.7 32 27.4
23-Construction (23) 1,167 1,171 1,130 -4 -0.3 37 3.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 131 129 145 2 1.6 -14 -9.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 84 77 62 7 9.1 22 35.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 188 197 199 -9 -4.6 -11 -5.5
51-Information (51) 31 28 24 3 10.7 7 29.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 81 82 61 -1 -1.2 20 32.8
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 468 461 466 7 1.5 2 0.4
61-Educational services (61) 42 43 44 -1 -2.3 -2 -4.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 177 178 146 -1 -0.6 31 21.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 443 465 423 -22 -4.7 20 4.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 63 63 45 0 0.0 18 40.0
92-Public administration (92) 138 131 151 7 5.3 -13 -8.6
999-Unclassified (999) 8 9 8 -1 -11.1 0 0.0
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
 = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 2/5/26.