Workers' Compensation Claims: Third Quarter 2011

Initial claims in oil & gas extraction increased by 86.7% from second quarter 2011 to third quarter 2011.

 

Table: Workers' Compensation Claims, 2011Q3

Initial Claims	2011Q3 Unique Claimants	Claims Filed			Percent Change Claims Filed		Rate per 1,000
					2011Q3	2011Q3
		2011Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3	2011Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	3,549	3,608	3,178	3,639	13.5	-0.9	10.9	9.8	11.0
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	983	1,004	831	999	20.8	0.5	13.2	11.5	13.2
Natural Res. & Mining	403	410	337	387	21.7	5.9	12.0	10.3	12.2
Mining	314	319	256	309	24.6	3.2	10.2	8.6	10.8
Oil & Gas Extraction	28	28	15	31	86.7	-9.7	6.0	3.2	6.9
Construction	381	386	325	408	18.8	-5.4	12.6	11.4	12.3
Manufacturing	199	208	169	204	23.1	2.0	18.4	15.8	18.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,681	1,710	1,570	1,702	8.9	0.5	9.1	8.5	9.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	580	588	574	569	2.4	3.3	9.7	9.7	9.4
Wholesale Trade	131	132	116	114	13.8	15.8	13.7	12.1	12.1
Retail Trade	286	291	289	291	0.7	0.0	7.6	7.9	7.6
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities	149	150	153	158	-2.0	-5.1	11.6	12.1	12.5
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs.	187	187	215	237	-13.0	-21.1	4.7	5.5	6.0
Educational & Health Svcs.	314	322	303	319	6.3	0.9	11.2	10.5	11.0
Leisure & Hospitality	495	506	367	454	37.9	11.5	10.2	7.8	9.2
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.	105	107	111	123	-3.6	-13.0	10.7	11.2	12.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	749	756	725	871	4.3	-13.2	11.6	10.8	13.3
State Government	192	193	167	181	15.6	6.6	13.3	11.5	12.5
Local Government	557	563	558	690	0.9	-18.4	11.3	10.7	13.7
Local Education	132	133	115	132	15.7	0.8	5.3	4.2	5.3
UNCLASSIFIED	136	138	52	67	165.4	106.0	N/A	N/A	N/A
Continued Claims	2011Q3 Unique Claimants	Claims Filed			Percent Change Claims Filed		Rate per 1,000
					2011Q3	2011Q3
		2011Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3	2011Q3	2011Q2	2010Q3
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	6,332	6,506	7,025	6,889	-7.4	-5.6	19.6	21.8	20.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	2,119	2,158	2,333	2,318	-7.5	-6.9	28.3	32.4	30.6
Natural Res. & Mining	898	915	1,026	985	-10.8	-7.1	26.7	31.3	31.1
Mining	740	751	844	812	-11.0	-7.5	24.1	28.3	28.5
Oil & Gas Extraction	64	65	81	72	-19.8	-9.7	13.8	17.5	16.0
Construction	882	893	938	953	-4.8	-6.3	29.1	32.9	28.6
Manufacturing	343	350	369	380	-5.1	-7.9	30.9	34.4	35.1
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	2,561	2,614	2,782	2,696	-6.0	-3.0	13.8	15.1	14.3
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	1,133	1,153	1,206	1,163	-4.4	-0.9	19.0	20.5	19.3
Wholesale Trade	175	176	191	185	-7.9	-4.9	18.2	19.9	19.7
Retail Trade	495	504	509	506	-1.0	-0.4	13.2	13.9	13.2
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities	427	434	462	437	-6.1	-0.7	33.7	36.5	34.6
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs.	364	367	404	383	-9.2	-4.2	9.2	10.3	9.7
Educational & Health Svcs.	503	511	554	565	-7.8	-9.6	17.7	19.3	19.4
Leisure & Hospitality	422	429	466	431	-7.9	-0.5	8.7	9.9	8.7
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.	153	154	152	154	1.3	0.0	15.3	15.3	15.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	1,122	1,157	1,295	1,211	-10.7	-4.5	17.8	19.3	18.4
State Government	234	239	277	256	-13.7	-6.6	16.4	19.1	17.7
Local Government	888	918	1,018	955	-9.8	-3.9	18.3	19.6	19.0
Local Education	227	238	265	222	-10.2	7.2	9.5	9.7	9.0
UNCLASSIFIED	576	577	615	664	-6.2	-13.1	N/A	N/A	N/A
N/A - Not available.
Definitions and methodological notes on workers' compensation claims can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/0111/a5.htm.
Historical workers' compensation data can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/safety.htm.

Last modified by Phil Ellsworth.