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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 8 and 2026 Weeks 7 and 8
Week ending February 28, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 8.
Updated March 5, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 8 2026 Week 7 2025 Week 8 N % N %
 Total 1,619 1,649 1,649 -30 -1.8 -30 -1.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 90 93 83 -3 -3.2 7 8.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 96 95 79 1 1.1 17 21.5
23-Construction (23) 410 424 478 -14 -3.3 -68 -14.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 56 57 63 -1 -1.8 -7 -11.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 55 56 52 -1 -1.8 3 5.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 110 115 129 -5 -4.3 -19 -14.7
51-Information (51) 22 22 27 0 0.0 -5 -18.5
52, 53 - Financial Activities 75 78 62 -3 -3.8 13 21.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 258 253 243 5 2.0 15 6.2
61-Educational services (61) 35 30 27 5 16.7 8 29.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 123 128 113 -5 -3.9 10 8.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 167 176 178 -9 -5.1 -11 -6.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 59 55 50 4 7.3 9 18.0
92-Public administration (92) 50 52 41 -2 -3.8 9 22.0
999-Unclassified (999) 6 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 8 2026 Week 7 2025 Week 8 N % N %
 Total 315 329 416 -14 -4.3 -101 -24.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 12 17 27 -5 -29.4 -15 -55.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 16 19 25 -3 -15.8 -9 -36.0
23-Construction (23) 111 119 161 -8 -6.7 -50 -31.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 12 23 15 -11 -47.8 -3 -20.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 11 N/D 11 N/D N/D 0 0.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 25 24 23 1 4.2 2 8.7
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 10 7 5 3 42.9 5 100.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 34 37 35 -3 -8.1 -1 -2.9
61-Educational services (61) 9 N/D 5 N/D N/D 4 80.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 17 17 28 0 0.0 -11 -39.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 30 37 40 -7 -18.9 -10 -25.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 N/D 8 N/D N/D -1 -12.5
92-Public administration (92) 12 16 24 -4 -25.0 -12 -50.0
999-Unclassified (999) 6 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 8 2026 Week 7 2025 Week 8 N % N %
 Total 3,242 3,305 3,418 -63 -1.9 -176 -5.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 21 23 31 -2 -8.7 -10 -32.3
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 155 160 213 -5 -3.1 -58 -27.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 171 171 125 0 0.0 46 36.8
23-Construction (23) 1,146 1,165 1,295 -19 -1.6 -149 -11.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 134 130 156 4 3.1 -22 -14.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 72 77 65 -5 -6.5 7 10.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 188 203 199 -15 -7.4 -11 -5.5
51-Information (51) 23 22 30 1 4.5 -7 -23.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 87 86 73 1 1.2 14 19.2
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 432 445 481 -13 -2.9 -49 -10.2
61-Educational services (61) 47 46 39 1 2.2 8 20.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 166 173 144 -7 -4.0 22 15.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 392 401 376 -9 -2.2 16 4.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 63 66 50 -3 -4.5 13 26.0
92-Public administration (92) 134 125 129 9 7.2 5 3.9
999-Unclassified (999) 11 12 11 -1 -8.3 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, 3/5/26.