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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024

Updated November 14, 2024, for the week ending November 9, 2024.

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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, 2023 Week 45 and 2024 Weeks 44 and 45
Week ending November 9, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 45.
Updated November 14, 2024.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2024 Week 45 2024 Week 44 2023 Week 45 N % N %
 Total 1,280 1,255 1,207 25 2.0 73 6.0
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 70 69 57 1 1.4 13 22.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 68 67 64 1 1.5 4 6.3
23-Construction (23) 227 207 199 20 9.7 28 14.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 57 60 54 -3 -5.0 3 5.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 48 46 44 2 4.3 4 9.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 112 110 102 2 1.8 10 9.8
51-Information (51) 18 19 27 -1 -5.3 -9 -33.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 54 53 62 1 1.9 -8 -12.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 171 165 162 6 3.6 9 5.6
61-Educational services (61) 31 31 26 0 0.0 5 19.2
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 137 141 122 -4 -2.8 15 12.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 194 193 196 1 0.5 -2 -1.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 46 47 36 -1 -2.1 10 27.8
92-Public administration (92) 40 41 40 -1 -2.4 0 0.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 7 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 2024 Week 45 2024 Week 44 2023 Week 45 N % N %
 Total 547 541 419 6 1.1 128 30.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 17 25 14 -8 -32.0 3 21.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 20 22 22 -2 -9.1 -2 -9.1
23-Construction (23) 119 103 84 16 15.5 35 41.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 14 22 8 -8 -36.4 6 75.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 13 5 5 8 160.0 8 160.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 30 27 26 3 11.1 4 15.4
51-Information (51) N/D N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 11 7 9 4 57.1 2 22.2
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 80 58 48 22 37.9 32 66.7
61-Educational services (61) 6 6 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 21 20 15 1 5.0 6 40.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 188 204 149 -16 -7.8 39 26.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 8 12 6 -4 -33.3 2 33.3
92-Public administration (92) 15 18 16 -3 -16.7 -1 -6.3
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 2024 Week 45 2024 Week 44 2023 Week 45 N % N %
 Total 2,119 1,885 1,956 234 12.4 163 8.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 7 6 8 1 16.7 -1 -12.5
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 105 95 71 10 10.5 34 47.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 79 67 82 12 17.9 -3 -3.7
23-Construction (23) 324 263 290 61 23.2 34 11.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 89 79 79 10 12.7 10 12.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 50 52 43 -2 -3.8 7 16.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 150 146 136 4 2.7 14 10.3
51-Information (51) 20 21 42 -1 -4.8 -22 -52.4
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 58 70 -1 -1.7 -13 -18.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 230 201 196 29 14.4 34 17.3
61-Educational services (61) 44 44 29 0 0.0 15 51.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 175 171 149 4 2.3 26 17.4
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 657 555 629 102 18.4 28 4.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 51 39 0 0.0 12 30.8
92-Public administration (92) 75 69 78 6 8.7 -3 -3.8
999-Unclassified (999) 6 8 16 -2 -25.0 -10 -62.5
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, 11/14/24.