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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

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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 52 and 2025 Weeks 51 and 52
Week ending December 27, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 52.
Updated January 2, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 52 2025 Week 51 2024 Week 52 N % N %
 Total 1,437 1,521 1,378 -84 -5.5 59 4.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 15 17 N/D -2 -11.8 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 90 95 76 -5 -5.3 14 18.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 63 69 67 -6 -8.7 -4 -6.0
23-Construction (23) 340 345 323 -5 -1.4 17 5.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 49 51 65 -2 -3.9 -16 -24.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 55 53 51 2 3.8 4 7.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 99 107 112 -8 -7.5 -13 -11.6
51-Information (51) 27 25 21 2 8.0 6 28.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 56 65 49 -9 -13.8 7 14.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 232 242 200 -10 -4.1 32 16.0
61-Educational services (61) 28 33 29 -5 -15.2 -1 -3.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 122 132 113 -10 -7.6 9 8.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 176 192 167 -16 -8.3 9 5.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 39 48 49 -9 -18.8 -10 -20.4
92-Public administration (92) 44 46 37 -2 -4.3 7 18.9
999-Unclassified (999) 7 6 N/D 1 16.7 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 52 2025 Week 51 2024 Week 52 N % N %
 Total 372 522 443 -150 -28.7 -71 -16.0
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) 26 28 38 -2 -7.1 -12 -31.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 18 22 16 -4 -18.2 2 12.5
23-Construction (23) 177 212 228 -35 -16.5 -51 -22.4
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 13 21 20 -8 -38.1 -7 -35.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 7 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 12 27 17 -15 -55.6 -5 -29.4
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 5 8 5 -3 -37.5 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 46 61 39 -15 -24.6 7 17.9
61-Educational services (61) 6 6 6 0 0.0 0 0.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 11 22 16 -11 -50.0 -5 -31.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 39 71 27 -32 -45.1 12 44.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 10 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 11 16 8 -5 -31.3 3 37.5
999-Unclassified (999) 0 6 N/D -6 -100.0 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 52 2025 Week 51 2024 Week 52 N % N %
 Total 2,865 2,867 2,642 -2 -0.1 223 8.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 20 18 22 2 11.1 -2 -9.1
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 151 148 139 3 2.0 12 8.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 96 99 84 -3 -3.0 12 14.3
23-Construction (23) 922 855 751 67 7.8 171 22.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 103 105 120 -2 -1.9 -17 -14.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 69 66 58 3 4.5 11 19.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 171 171 168 0 0.0 3 1.8
51-Information (51) 29 27 24 2 7.4 5 20.8
52, 53 - Financial Activities 60 65 59 -5 -7.7 1 1.7
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 398 388 398 10 2.6 0 0.0
61-Educational services (61) 44 50 47 -6 -12.0 -3 -6.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 165 177 146 -12 -6.8 19 13.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 450 509 440 -59 -11.6 10 2.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 48 52 55 -4 -7.7 -7 -12.7
92-Public administration (92) 125 122 124 3 2.5 1 0.8
999-Unclassified (999) 14 15 7 -1 -6.7 7 100.0
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, 1/2/26.