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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2023

Updated August 4, 2023, for the week ending July 29, 2023.

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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, Week 11, 2020 and 2022

2022 Week 29 refers to the week ending July 23, 2022.

Table 5: Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2020 Week 11 and 2022 Week 11
Week ending March 19, 2022, is referred to as 2022 Week 11.
Updated March 24, 2022.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Pre-Pandemic Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2022 Week 11 2020 Week 11 N %
 Total 1,229 1,681 -452 -26.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 20 N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 55 158 -103 -65.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 70 97 -27 -27.8
23-Construction (23) 376 501 -125 -25.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 68 -16 -23.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 37 55 -18 -32.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 21 113 -92 -81.4
51-Information (51) 5 N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 41 66 -25 -37.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 162 198 -36 -18.2
61-Educational services (61) 19 N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 90 99 -9 -9.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 138 160 -22 -13.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 29 N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 32 43 -11 -25.6
99 - Unknown 78 20 58 290.0
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Pre-Pandemic Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2022 Week 11 2020 Week 11 N %
 Total 416 504 -88 -17.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 9 70 -61 -87.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 16 23 -7 -30.4
23-Construction (23) 129 131 -2 -1.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 21 17 4 23.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 14 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade N/D 15 N/D N/D
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 7 14 -7 -50.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 38 44 -6 -13.6
61-Educational services (61) N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 22 10 12 120.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 65 82 -17 -20.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 5 N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) N/D 6 N/D N/D
99 - Unknown 86 70 16 22.9
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Pre-Pandemic Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2022 Week 11 2020 Week 11 N %
 Total 2,693 3,983 -1,290 -32.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 23 N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 89 382 -293 -76.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 106 160 -54 -33.8
23-Construction (23) 814 1,334 -520 -39.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 98 185 -87 -47.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 39 63 -24 -38.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 22 160 -138 -86.3
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 44 70 -26 -37.1
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 239 344 -105 -30.5
61-Educational services (61) N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 98 123 -25 -20.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 211 295 -84 -28.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 25 N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 51 98 -47 -48.0
99 - Unknown 810 641 169 26.4
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 8/1/22.