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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 May 5, 2025, for the week ending April 26, 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 17 and 2025 Weeks 16 and 17
Week ending April 26, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 17.
Updated May 5, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 17 2025 Week 16 2024 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 1,436 1,452 1,330 -16 -1.1 106 8.0
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 100 100 89 0 0.0 11 12.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 72 75 94 -3 -4.0 -22 -23.4
23-Construction (23) 288 307 272 -19 -6.2 16 5.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 68 66 53 2 3.0 15 28.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 49 49 44 0 0.0 5 11.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 134 136 103 -2 -1.5 31 30.1
51-Information (51) 25 27 33 -2 -7.4 -8 -24.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 59 58 53 1 1.7 6 11.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 206 211 174 -5 -2.4 32 18.4
61-Educational services (61) 36 33 17 3 9.1 19 111.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 127 121 120 6 5.0 7 5.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 172 173 174 -1 -0.6 -2 -1.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 50 46 52 4 8.7 -2 -3.8
92-Public administration (92) 38 36 39 2 5.6 -1 -2.6
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 5 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 17 2025 Week 16 2024 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 361 424 326 -63 -14.9 35 10.7
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) 24 31 15 -7 -22.6 9 60.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 11 20 23 1 5.3 2 11.1
23-Construction (23) 76 60 66 3 5.5 -8 -12.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 20 17 13 -1 -5.9 3 23.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 6 9 0 0.0 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 29 18 15 -12 -41.4 -9 -34.6
51-Information (51) 0 5 N/D 5 N/A 0 0.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 11 9 14 -1 -11.1 -8 -50.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 27 31 25 -7 -21.2 6 30.0
61-Educational services (61) 8 6 N/D 1 20.0 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 20 23 23 7 43.8 -8 -25.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 109 177 97 28 19.4 12 7.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 10 N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 7 11 8 2 22.2 -1 -8.3
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 5 6 N/D N/D 5 #DIV/0!
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 17 2025 Week 16 2024 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 2,432 2,430 2,221 2 0.1 211 9.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 16 15 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 158 168 159 -5 -2.9 -3 -1.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 127 126 135 -23 -15.4 -20 -13.7
23-Construction (23) 482 541 489 -157 -22.5 -18 -3.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 136 136 89 -10 -6.8 43 46.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 60 59 51 -5 -7.8 5 9.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 193 193 155 3 1.6 26 15.6
51-Information (51) 32 29 40 -2 -6.5 -17 -37.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 67 63 64 5 8.6 -3 -4.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 259 266 213 -27 -9.2 33 14.2
61-Educational services (61) 44 41 26 -3 -6.8 11 36.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 165 158 162 4 2.6 12 8.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 554 499 488 52 11.6 79 18.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 49 53 6 14.0 1 2.1
92-Public administration (92) 83 83 77 -9 -9.8 6 7.8
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 11 N/D N/D 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, 5/5/25.