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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.