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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 41 and 2026 Weeks 40 and 41
Week ending October 17, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 41.
Updated October 22, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 1,073 1,071 1,202 2 0.2 -129 -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) 51 49 79 2 4.1 -28 -35.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 53 61 70 -8 -13.1 -17 -24.3
23-Construction (23) 164 167 190 -3 -1.8 -26 -13.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 44 43 46 1 2.3 -2 -4.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 39 42 47 -3 -7.1 -8 -17.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 101 103 100 -2 -1.9 1 1.0
51-Information (51) 24 21 N/D 3 14.3 N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 67 62 57 5 8.1 10 17.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 154 155 199 -1 -0.6 -45 -22.6
61-Educational services (61) 32 33 25 -1 -3.0 7 28.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 126 134 133 -8 -6.0 -7 -5.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 135 127 140 8 6.3 -5 -3.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 39 32 41 7 21.9 -2 -4.9
92-Public administration (92) 37 36 48 1 2.8 -11 -22.9
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 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 407 371 461 36 9.7 -54 -11.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 12 12 15 0 0.0 -3 -20.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 19 17 9 2 11.8 10 111.1
23-Construction (23) 56 66 81 -10 -15.2 -25 -30.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 26 10 16 16 160.0 10 62.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 5 5 10 0 0.0 -5 -50.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 24 27 28 -3 -11.1 -4 -14.3
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 9 12 9 -3 -25.0 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 44 33 53 11 33.3 -9 -17.0
61-Educational services (61) N/D 6 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 18 30 22 -12 -40.0 -4 -18.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 161 132 180 29 22.0 -19 -10.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 11 5 5 6 120.0 6 120.0
92-Public administration (92) 11 8 25 3 37.5 -14 -56.0
999-Unclassified (999) 5 5 N/D 0 0.0 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 2026 Week 41 2026 Week 40 2025 Week 41 N % N %
 Total 1,431 1,346 1,676 85 6.3 -245 -14.6
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) 60 60 116 0 0.0 -56 -48.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 56 66 114 -10 -15.2 -58 -50.9
23-Construction (23) 228 211 299 17 8.1 -71 -23.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 60 62 92 -2 -3.2 -32 -34.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 44 43 54 1 2.3 -10 -18.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 136 134 136 2 1.5 0 0.0
51-Information (51) 26 22 N/D 4 18.2 N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 63 52 62 11 21.2 1 1.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 168 170 216 -2 -1.2 -48 -22.2
61-Educational services (61) 55 56 35 -1 -1.8 20 57.1
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 185 194 171 -9 -4.6 14 8.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 257 193 220 64 33.2 37 16.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 34 30 51 4 13.3 -17 -33.3
92-Public administration (92) 48 45 69 3 6.7 -21 -30.4
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D 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, 10/22/26.