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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024

Updated July 18, 2024, for the week ending July 13, 2024.

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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, 2023 Week 28 and 2024 Weeks 27 and 28
Week ending July 13, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 28.
Updated July 18, 2024.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,122 1,072 1,047 50 4.7 75 7.2
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 86 92 66 -6 -6.5 20 30.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 60 58 60 2 3.4 0 0.0
23-Construction (23) 171 173 147 -2 -1.2 24 16.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 51 49 57 2 4.1 -6 -10.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 43 44 42 -1 -2.3 1 2.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 108 96 91 12 12.5 17 18.7
51-Information (51) 20 21 22 -1 -4.8 -2 -9.1
52, 53 - Financial Activities 48 43 56 5 11.6 -8 -14.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 151 143 160 8 5.6 -9 -5.6
61-Educational services (61) 29 27 30 2 7.4 -1 -3.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 145 131 126 14 10.7 19 15.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 110 110 108 0 0.0 2 1.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 48 39 37 9 23.1 11 29.7
92-Public administration (92) 38 34 36 4 11.8 2 5.6
999-Unclassified (999) 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 262 185 244 77 41.6 18 7.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 14 17 12 -3 -17.6 2 16.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 13 12 15 1 8.3 -2 -13.3
23-Construction (23) 30 29 51 1 3.4 -21 -41.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 8 9 22 -1 -11.1 -14 -63.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 8 6 N/D 2 33.3 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 42 15 14 27 180.0 28 200.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 8 9 10 -1 -11.1 -2 -20.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 34 20 31 14 70.0 3 9.7
61-Educational services (61) 9 6 7 3 50.0 2 28.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 32 17 24 15 88.2 8 33.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 31 22 31 9 40.9 0 0.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 11 8 5 3 37.5 6 120.0
92-Public administration (92) 11 10 9 1 10.0 2 22.2
999-Unclassified (999) 5 N/D N/D 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 2024 Week 28 2024 Week 27 2023 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,600 1,601 1,531 -1 -0.1 69 4.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 155 156 86 -1 -0.6 69 80.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 77 72 76 5 6.9 1 1.3
23-Construction (23) 282 297 280 -15 -5.1 2 0.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 68 69 91 -1 -1.4 -23 -25.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 40 44 45 -4 -9.1 -5 -11.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 144 141 144 3 2.1 0 0.0
51-Information (51) 22 25 25 -3 -12.0 -3 -12.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 52 49 69 3 6.1 -17 -24.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 173 182 171 -9 -4.9 2 1.2
61-Educational services (61) 41 40 44 1 2.5 -3 -6.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 255 249 244 6 2.4 11 4.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 173 169 149 4 2.4 24 16.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 43 39 37 4 10.3 6 16.2
92-Public administration (92) 59 55 62 4 7.3 -3 -4.8
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/18/24.