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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

Updated January 30, 2025, for the week ending January 25, 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, 2024 Week 4 and 2025 Weeks 3 and 4
Week ending January 25, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 4.
Updated January 30, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 4 2025 Week 3 2024 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 1,562 1,583 1,636 -21 -1.3 -74 -4.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 22 24 16 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 78 83 89 -5 -6.0 -11 -12.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 77 77 98 0 0.0 -21 -21.4
23-Construction (23) 420 404 459 16 4.0 -39 -8.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 68 70 57 -2 -2.9 11 19.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 49 56 42 -7 -12.5 7 16.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 128 128 106 0 0.0 22 20.8
51-Information (51) 21 24 29 -3 -12.5 -8 -27.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 56 53 62 3 5.7 -6 -9.7
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 228 231 238 -3 -1.3 -10 -4.2
61-Educational services (61) 25 27 23 -2 -7.4 2 8.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 112 126 122 -14 -11.1 -10 -8.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 190 189 202 1 0.5 -12 -5.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 43 49 43 -6 -12.2 0 0.0
92-Public administration (92) 41 40 46 1 2.5 -5 -10.9
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 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 2025 Week 4 2025 Week 3 2024 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 467 491 479 -24 -4.9 -12 -2.5
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) 35 29 35 6 20.7 0 0.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 20 26 24 -6 -23.1 -4 -16.7
23-Construction (23) 210 183 160 27 14.8 50 31.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 22 26 16 -4 -15.4 6 37.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 7 12 10 -5 -41.7 -3 -30.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 13 30 23 -17 -56.7 -10 -43.5
51-Information (51) 0 9 7 -9 -100.0 -7 -100.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 10 7 11 3 42.9 -1 -9.1
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 49 56 72 -7 -12.5 -23 -31.9
61-Educational services (61) N/D 9 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 18 25 31 -7 -28.0 -13 -41.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 52 52 60 0 0.0 -8 -13.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 6 9 6 -3 -33.3 0 0.0
92-Public administration (92) 12 11 13 1 9.1 -1 -7.7
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 2025 Week 4 2025 Week 3 2024 Week 4 N % N %
 Total 3,249 3,272 3,285 -23 -0.7 -36 -1.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 33 34 29 -1 -2.9 4 13.8
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 194 199 163 -5 -2.5 31 19.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 117 123 147 -6 -4.9 -30 -20.4
23-Construction (23) 1,131 1,115 1,287 16 1.4 -156 -12.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 145 146 144 -1 -0.7 1 0.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 62 64 47 -2 -3.1 15 31.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 199 202 177 -3 -1.5 22 12.4
51-Information (51) 24 20 45 4 20.0 -21 -46.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 61 59 67 2 3.4 -6 -9.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 466 467 410 -1 -0.2 56 13.7
61-Educational services (61) 43 44 31 -1 -2.3 12 38.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 145 151 149 -6 -4.0 -4 -2.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 424 434 413 -10 -2.3 11 2.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 45 55 46 -10 -18.2 -1 -2.2
92-Public administration (92) 151 150 119 1 0.7 32 26.9
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, 1/30/25.