Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist
Initial claims decreased by 14.6% over the year, with substantial decreases in wholesale trade (-61.1%) and other services, except public administration, (-34.5%).
Initial
Claims
|
Claims
Filed |
% Change
Claims Filed |
|
Oct 13
|
Nov 13
|
|
Nov 13
|
Oct 13
|
Nov 12
|
Nov 13
|
Nov 12
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
3,439
|
3,832
|
4,027
|
-10.3
|
-14.6
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
1,201
|
939
|
1,337
|
27.9
|
-10.2
|
|
Natural Resources & Mining
|
249
|
228
|
260
|
9.2
|
-4.2
|
|
Mining
|
226
|
199
|
229
|
13.6
|
-1.3
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
17
|
12
|
16
|
41.7
|
6.3
|
|
Construction
|
874
|
620
|
991
|
41.0
|
-11.8
|
|
Manufacturing
|
76
|
90
|
85
|
-15.6
|
-10.6
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
1,408
|
2,143
|
1,733
|
-34.3
|
-18.8
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
351
|
466
|
515
|
-24.7
|
-31.8
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
72
|
89
|
185
|
-19.1
|
-61.1
|
|
Retail Trade
|
175
|
226
|
191
|
-22.6
|
-8.4
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
|
104
|
151
|
139
|
-31.1
|
-25.2
|
|
Information
|
14
|
8
|
16
|
75.0
|
-12.5
|
|
Financial Activities
|
47
|
48
|
56
|
-2.1
|
-16.1
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
272
|
261
|
300
|
4.2
|
-9.3
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
104
|
116
|
122
|
-10.3
|
-14.8
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
560
|
1,171
|
634
|
-52.2
|
-11.7
|
|
Other Services, exc. Public Administration
|
55
|
65
|
84
|
-15.4
|
-34.5
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
357
|
375
|
399
|
-4.8
|
-10.5
|
|
Federal Government
|
222
|
203
|
258
|
9.4
|
-14.0
|
|
State Government
|
28
|
30
|
27
|
-6.7
|
3.7
|
|
Local Government
|
106
|
122
|
113
|
-13.1
|
-6.2
|
|
Local Education
|
20
|
20
|
20
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
471
|
375
|
557
|
25.6
|
-15.4
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
379
|
392
|
467
|
-3.3
|
-18.8
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
186
|
130
|
193
|
43.1
|
-3.6
|
|
Construction
|
174
|
109
|
184
|
59.6
|
-5.4
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
152
|
204
|
222
|
-25.5
|
-31.5
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
45
|
48
|
90
|
-6.3
|
-50.0
|
|
Financial Activities
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
-10.0
|
-10.0
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
55
|
68
|
52
|
-19.1
|
5.8
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
17
|
29
|
20
|
-41.4
|
-15.0
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
10
|
33
|
35
|
-69.7
|
-71.4
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
30
|
45
|
28
|
-33.3
|
7.1
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
10
|
13
|
22
|
-23.1
|
-54.5
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
339
|
339
|
416
|
0.0
|
-18.5
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
168
|
144
|
156
|
16.7
|
7.7
|
|
Construction
|
111
|
90
|
113
|
23.3
|
-1.8
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
145
|
177
|
234
|
-18.1
|
-38.0
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
51
|
73
|
89
|
-30.1
|
-42.7
|
|
Financial Activities
|
2
|
9
|
6
|
-77.8
|
-66.7
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
45
|
28
|
62
|
60.7
|
-27.4
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
20
|
21
|
35
|
-4.8
|
-42.9
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
24
|
33
|
38
|
-27.3
|
-36.8
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
17
|
12
|
11
|
41.7
|
54.5
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
8
|
6
|
12
|
33.3
|
-33.3
|
| 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. |
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Initial Claims by Industry
Initial Claims by County
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