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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 Weeks 1 and 53 and 2026 Week 1
Week ending January 10, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 1.
Updated January 15, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 1 N % N %
 Total 1,645 1,545 1,456 100 6.5 189 13.0
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 19 18 N/D 1 5.6 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 102 96 83 6 6.3 19 22.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 85 77 72 8 10.4 13 18.1
23-Construction (23) 398 365 340 33 9.0 58 17.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 55 53 68 2 3.8 -13 -19.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 60 57 51 3 5.3 9 17.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 108 109 122 -1 -0.9 -14 -11.5
51-Information (51) 29 32 21 -3 -9.4 8 38.1
52, 53 - Financial Activities 69 64 52 5 7.8 17 32.7
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 261 249 220 12 4.8 41 18.6
61-Educational services (61) 28 22 33 6 27.3 -5 -15.2
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 135 128 109 7 5.5 26 23.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 200 185 174 15 8.1 26 14.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 53 48 49 5 10.4 4 8.2
92-Public administration (92) 43 42 41 1 2.4 2 4.9
999-Unclassified (999) 5 5 N/D 0 0.0 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 1 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 1 N % N %
 Total 656 496 427 160 32.3 229 53.6
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) 31 28 50 3 10.7 -19 -38.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 38 28 16 10 35.7 22 137.5
23-Construction (23) 272 215 173 57 26.5 99 57.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 33 22 18 11 50.0 15 83.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 13 5 8 8 160.0 5 62.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 39 29 31 10 34.5 8 25.8
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 9 9 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 79 65 45 14 21.5 34 75.6
61-Educational services (61) N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 24 18 19 6 33.3 5 26.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 73 46 36 27 58.7 37 102.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 15 9 N/D 6 66.7 N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 15 11 12 4 36.4 3 25.0
999-Unclassified (999) 6 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 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 53 2025 Week 1 N % N %
 Total 3,265 3,086 2,923 179 5.8 342 11.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 22 20 25 2 10.0 -3 -12.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 174 168 165 6 3.6 9 5.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 125 104 94 21 20.2 31 33.0
23-Construction (23) 1,162 1,056 950 106 10.0 212 22.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 115 117 126 -2 -1.7 -11 -8.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 72 70 63 2 2.9 9 14.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 173 166 174 7 4.2 -1 -0.6
51-Information (51) 31 32 24 -1 -3.1 7 29.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 75 67 61 8 11.9 14 23.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 446 429 426 17 4.0 20 4.7
61-Educational services (61) 47 42 52 5 11.9 -5 -9.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 176 180 140 -4 -2.2 36 25.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 461 448 417 13 2.9 44 10.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 55 55 59 0 0.0 -4 -6.8
92-Public administration (92) 121 121 139 0 0.0 -18 -12.9
999-Unclassified (999) 9 10 9 -1 -10.0 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, 1/15/26.