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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 16 and 2026 Weeks 15 and 16
Week ending April 25, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 16.
Updated April 30, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 16 2026 Week 15 2025 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 1,373 1,437 1,452 -64 -4.5 -79 -5.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 85 92 100 -7 -7.6 -15 -15.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 74 70 75 4 5.7 -1 -1.3
23-Construction (23) 252 277 307 -25 -9.0 -55 -17.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 59 57 66 2 3.5 -7 -10.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 54 56 49 -2 -3.6 5 10.2
44, 45 - Retail Trade 100 104 136 -4 -3.8 -36 -26.5
51-Information (51) 26 29 27 -3 -10.3 -1 -3.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 74 75 58 -1 -1.3 16 27.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 204 215 211 -11 -5.1 -7 -3.3
61-Educational services (61) 33 33 33 0 0.0 0 0.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 135 134 121 1 0.7 14 11.6
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 174 184 173 -10 -5.4 1 0.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 54 46 -3 -5.6 5 10.9
92-Public administration (92) 40 41 36 -1 -2.4 4 11.1
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 5 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 2026 Week 16 2026 Week 15 2025 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 344 461 424 -117 -25.4 -80 -18.9
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) 14 20 31 -6 -30.0 -17 -54.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 16 37 20 -21 -56.8 -4 -20.0
23-Construction (23) 90 73 60 17 23.3 30 50.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 10 12 17 -2 -16.7 -7 -41.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 6 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 22 20 18 2 10.0 4 22.2
51-Information (51) N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 12 8 9 4 50.0 3 33.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 30 26 31 4 15.4 -1 -3.2
61-Educational services (61) N/D 9 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 21 22 23 -1 -4.5 -2 -8.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 108 195 177 -87 -44.6 -69 -39.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) N/D 9 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D
999-Unclassified (999) 5 6 5 -1 -16.7 0 0.0
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 16 2026 Week 15 2025 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 2,468 2,517 2,430 -49 -1.9 38 1.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 17 20 N/D -3 -15.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 148 157 167 -9 -5.7 -19 -11.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 158 130 126 28 21.5 32 25.4
23-Construction (23) 470 541 542 -71 -13.1 -72 -13.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 128 141 136 -13 -9.2 -8 -5.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 61 59 59 2 3.4 2 3.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 142 152 193 -10 -6.6 -51 -26.4
51-Information (51) 30 31 29 -1 -3.2 1 3.4
52, 53 - Financial Activities 76 83 63 -7 -8.4 13 20.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 240 251 266 -11 -4.4 -26 -9.8
61-Educational services (61) 60 56 41 4 7.1 19 46.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 187 195 158 -8 -4.1 29 18.4
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 606 557 499 49 8.8 107 21.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 56 55 49 1 1.8 7 14.3
92-Public administration (92) 78 79 83 -1 -1.3 -5 -6.0
999-Unclassified (999) 10 10 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
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, 4/30/26.