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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2025

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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 Weeks 52 and 53
Week ending January 3, 2026, is referred to as 2025 Week 53.
Updated January 8, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Over-the-Week Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 52 N %
 Total 1,532 1,441 91 6.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 16 15 1 6.7
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 96 90 6 6.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 77 64 13 20.3
23-Construction (23) 361 336 25 7.4
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 47 5 10.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 57 54 3 5.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 106 99 7 7.1
51-Information (51) 31 28 3 10.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 64 56 8 14.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 248 234 14 6.0
61-Educational services (61) 22 28 -6 -21.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 127 123 4 3.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 185 181 4 2.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 48 42 6 14.3
92-Public administration (92) 42 43 -1 -2.3
999-Unclassified (999) 5 6 -1 -16.7
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Over-the-Week Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 52 N %
 Total 448 409 39 9.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 26 30 -4 -13.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 24 20 4 20.0
23-Construction (23) 197 191 6 3.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 19 16 3 18.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 5 N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 24 15 9 60.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 7 5 2 40.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 63 48 15 31.3
61-Educational services (61) N/D 6 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 15 11 4 36.4
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 43 45 -2 -4.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 9 N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 9 12 -3 -25.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Over-the-Week Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 52 N %
 Total 3,086 2,865 221 7.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 20 20 0 0.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 168 151 17 11.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 104 96 8 8.3
23-Construction (23) 1,055 924 131 14.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 117 100 17 17.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 70 68 2 2.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 166 168 -2 -1.2
51-Information (51) 32 30 2 6.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 67 60 7 11.7
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 429 398 31 7.8
61-Educational services (61) 42 44 -2 -4.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 180 166 14 8.4
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 448 456 -8 -1.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 55 49 6 12.2
92-Public administration (92) 121 123 -2 -1.6
999-Unclassified (999) 11 11 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, 1/8/26.