Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist
While the net over-the-year change in initial claims remained relatively stable, there were large increases in mining (107.7%) and transportation, warehousing, & utilities (86.6%).
Initial
Claims |
Claims Filed
|
% Change
Claims Filed |
Nov
16 |
Nov
16 |
Nov
16 |
Oct
16 |
Nov
15 |
Oct
16 |
Nov
15 |
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
3,803
|
3,461
|
3,772
|
9.9
|
0.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
1,559
|
1,043
|
1,726
|
49.5
|
-9.7
|
|
Natural Res. & Mining
|
353
|
341
|
179
|
3.5
|
97.2
|
|
Mining
|
322
|
334
|
155
|
-3.6
|
107.7
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
70
|
37
|
12
|
89.2
|
483.3
|
|
Construction
|
1,126
|
576
|
1,441
|
95.5
|
-21.9
|
|
Manufacturing
|
79
|
124
|
103
|
-36.3
|
-23.3
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
1,453
|
1,868
|
1,315
|
-22.2
|
10.5
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
405
|
415
|
275
|
-2.4
|
47.3
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
70
|
73
|
41
|
-4.1
|
70.7
|
|
Retail Trade
|
154
|
189
|
137
|
-18.5
|
12.4
|
|
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
|
181
|
153
|
97
|
18.3
|
86.6
|
|
Information
|
15
|
14
|
8
|
7.1
|
87.5
|
|
Financial Activities
|
53
|
66
|
51
|
-19.7
|
3.9
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
279
|
229
|
275
|
21.8
|
1.5
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
92
|
93
|
105
|
-1.1
|
-12.4
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
550
|
994
|
552
|
-44.7
|
-0.4
|
|
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
|
53
|
50
|
43
|
6.0
|
23.3
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
361
|
246
|
339
|
46.7
|
6.5
|
|
Federal Government
|
227
|
149
|
239
|
52.3
|
-5.0
|
|
State Government
|
27
|
18
|
18
|
50.0
|
50.0
|
|
Local Government
|
107
|
79
|
82
|
35.4
|
30.5
|
|
Local Education
|
12
|
17
|
10
|
-29.4
|
20.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
428
|
303
|
390
|
41.3
|
9.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
442
|
323
|
572
|
36.8
|
-22.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
235
|
126
|
389
|
86.5
|
-39.6
|
|
Construction
|
205
|
109
|
364
|
88.1
|
-43.7
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
159
|
165
|
140
|
-3.6
|
13.6
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
64
|
56
|
42
|
14.3
|
52.4
|
|
Financial Activities
|
7
|
17
|
8
|
-58.8
|
-12.5
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
46
|
58
|
49
|
-20.7
|
-6.1
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
17
|
16
|
28
|
6.3
|
-39.3
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
21
|
21
|
12
|
0.0
|
75.0
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
23
|
17
|
22
|
35.3
|
4.5
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
23
|
14
|
19
|
64.3
|
21.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
481
|
408
|
398
|
17.9
|
20.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING |
227 |
190 |
254 |
19.5 |
-10.6 |
|
Construction
|
160
|
71
|
225
|
125.4
|
-28.9
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
228
|
197
|
123
|
15.7
|
85.4
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
83
|
72
|
33
|
15.3
|
151.5
|
|
Financial Activities
|
15
|
18
|
7
|
-16.7
|
114.3
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
57
|
28
|
35
|
103.6
|
62.9
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
15
|
17
|
19
|
-11.8
|
-21.1
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
35
|
42
|
19
|
-16.7
|
84.2
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT |
8 |
10 |
9 |
-20.0 |
-11.1 |
|
UNCLASSIFIED |
17 |
9 |
10 |
88.9 |
70.0 |
| 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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