Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Wyoming Normalized^a Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist

Continued claims decreased significantly over the year (-18.1%). Only two industries saw an increase: state government (3.7%) and manufacturing (2.2%).

Continued Claims	Continued Weeks Claimed			% Change Weeks Claimed
	Continued Weeks Claimed			Oct 13	Nov 13
	Nov 13	Oct 13	Nov 12	Nov 13	Nov 12
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	20,727	16,208	25,318	27.9	-18.1
EXTENDED WEEKS CLAIMED	3,148	2,878	5,190	9.4	-39.3
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS^b	6,066	4,514	7,455	34.4	-18.6
Benefit Exhaustions	375	342	497	9.6	-24.5
Benefit Exhaustion Rates	6.2%	7.6%	6.7%	-1.4%	-0.5%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	4,850	4,428	6,658	9.5	-27.2
Natural Resources & Mining	1,264	1,384	1,889	-8.7	-33.1
Mining	1,132	1,290	1,686	-12.2	-32.9
Oil & Gas Extraction	124	122	169	1.6	-26.6
Construction	2,985	2,438	4,180	22.4	-28.6
Manufacturing	600	605	587	-0.8	2.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	11,030	7,682	13,225	43.6	-16.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	2,481	2,289	2,876	8.4	-13.7
Wholesale Trade	401	477	615	-15.9	-34.8
Retail Trade	1,398	1,180	1,480	18.5	-5.5
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities	682	632	781	7.9	-12.7
Information	69	73	175	-5.5	-60.6
Financial Activities	443	375	604	18.1	-26.7
Professional & Business Services	1,392	1,153	1,790	20.7	-22.2
Educational & Health Services	1,029	1,018	1,236	1.1	-16.7
Leisure & Hospitality	5,015	2,174	5,818	130.7	-13.8
Other Services, exc. Public Administration	593	595	720	-0.3	-17.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	2,461	2,344	2,803	5.0	-12.2
Federal Government	1,020	987	1,215	3.3	-16.0
State Government	310	279	299	11.1	3.7
Local Government	1,130	1,077	1,288	4.9	-12.3
Local Education	242	267	331	-9.4	-26.9
UNCLASSIFIED	2,384	1,752	2,630	36.1	-9.4
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	2,009	1,936	2,992	3.8	-32.9
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	596	531	888	12.2	-32.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	615	455	746	35.2	-17.6
Construction	476	359	623	32.6	-23.6
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,114	1,132	1,747	-1.6	-36.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	350	368	434	-4.9	-19.4
Financial Activities	94	84	175	11.9	-46.3
Professional & Business Services	252	279	399	-9.7	-36.8
Educational & Health Services	193	208	215	-7.2	-10.2
Leisure & Hospitality	147	112	296	31.3	-50.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	234	290	357	-19.3	-34.5
UNCLASSIFIED	43	58	140	-25.9	-69.3
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	2,026	2,024	2,066	0.1	-1.9
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	598	536	649	11.6	-7.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	773	739	654	4.6	18.2
Construction	371	310	306	19.7	21.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,124	1,111	1,251	1.2	-10.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	345	362	410	-4.7	-15.9
Financial Activities	53	32	65	65.6	-18.5
Professional & Business Services	216	237	250	-8.9	-13.6
Educational & Health Services	166	162	229	2.5	-27.5
Leisure & Hospitality	200	159	212	25.8	-5.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	79	132	106	-40.2	-25.5
UNCLASSIFIED	48	41	54	17.1	-11.1
^aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts. ^bDoes not include claimants receiving extended benefits.
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