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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 13 and 2026 Weeks 12 and 13
Week ending April 4, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 13.
Updated April 9, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 13 2026 Week 12 2025 Week 13 N % N %
 Total 1,480 1,503 1,545 -23 -1.5 -65 -4.2
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 89 89 94 0 0.0 -5 -5.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 74 78 77 -4 -5.1 -3 -3.9
23-Construction (23) 319 337 419 -18 -5.3 -100 -23.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 59 59 67 0 0.0 -8 -11.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 62 62 53 0 0.0 9 17.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 102 99 116 3 3.0 -14 -12.1
51-Information (51) 30 27 25 3 11.1 5 20.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 73 64 63 9 14.1 10 15.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 238 254 218 -16 -6.3 20 9.2
61-Educational services (61) 33 28 31 5 17.9 2 6.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 137 129 127 8 6.2 10 7.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 165 165 149 0 0.0 16 10.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 49 53 43 -4 -7.5 6 14.0
92-Public administration (92) 37 44 42 -7 -15.9 -5 -11.9
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 6 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 13 2026 Week 12 2025 Week 13 N % N %
 Total 301 323 313 -22 -6.8 -12 -3.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 18 15 13 3 20.0 5 38.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 20 19 19 1 5.3 1 5.3
23-Construction (23) 47 65 79 -18 -27.7 -32 -40.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 30 28 14 2 7.1 16 114.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 9 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 26 20 27 6 30.0 -1 -3.7
51-Information (51) 6 8 N/D -2 -25.0 N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 11 N/D 10 N/D N/D 1 10.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 23 22 19 1 4.5 4 21.1
61-Educational services (61) 5 7 6 -2 -28.6 -1 -16.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 23 19 26 4 21.1 -3 -11.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 73 87 67 -14 -16.1 6 9.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 9 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) N/D 7 14 N/D N/D N/D N/D
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 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 13 2026 Week 12 2025 Week 13 N % N %
 Total 2,719 2,803 2,889 -84 -3.0 -170 -5.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 14 23 0 0.0 -9 -39.1
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 153 154 202 -1 -0.6 -49 -24.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 128 132 151 -4 -3.0 -23 -15.2
23-Construction (23) 742 819 862 -77 -9.4 -120 -13.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 134 131 148 3 2.3 -14 -9.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 70 72 72 -2 -2.8 -2 -2.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 163 166 179 -3 -1.8 -16 -8.9
51-Information (51) 30 26 24 4 15.4 6 25.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 72 70 70 2 2.9 2 2.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 310 344 362 -34 -9.9 -52 -14.4
61-Educational services (61) 55 48 42 7 14.6 13 31.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 200 188 169 12 6.4 31 18.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 497 466 440 31 6.7 57 13.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 60 61 41 -1 -1.6 19 46.3
92-Public administration (92) 85 103 97 -18 -17.5 -12 -12.4
999-Unclassified (999) 6 8 6 -2 -25.0 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, 4/9/26.