Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist
There was a slight over-the-year increase in intitial claims (0.3%). Wholesale trade initial claims decreased by 43.8% while construction increased by 13.0%.
Initial Claims
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Claims Filed
|
Percent Change Claims Filed
|
|
Dec 13
|
Dec 13
|
|
Dec 13
|
Nov 13
|
Dec 12
|
Nov 13
|
Dec 12
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
4,339
|
3,439
|
4,328
|
26.2
|
0.3
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
2,362
|
1,201
|
2,219
|
96.7
|
6.4
|
|
Natural Resources & Mining
|
310
|
249
|
360
|
24.5
|
-13.9
|
|
Mining
|
289
|
226
|
333
|
27.9
|
-13.2
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
20
|
17
|
23
|
17.6
|
-13.0
|
|
Construction
|
1,859
|
874
|
1,645
|
112.7
|
13.0
|
|
Manufacturing
|
191
|
76
|
213
|
151.3
|
-10.3
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
1,232
|
1,408
|
1,290
|
-12.5
|
-4.5
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
384
|
351
|
427
|
9.4
|
-10.1
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
54
|
72
|
96
|
-25.0
|
-43.8
|
|
Retail Trade
|
167
|
175
|
194
|
-4.6
|
-13.9
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
|
163
|
104
|
137
|
56.7
|
19.0
|
|
Information
|
8
|
14
|
9
|
-42.9
|
-11.1
|
|
Financial Activities
|
60
|
47
|
51
|
27.7
|
17.6
|
|
Professional and Business Services
|
294
|
272
|
307
|
8.1
|
-4.2
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
129
|
104
|
125
|
24.0
|
3.2
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
299
|
560
|
312
|
-46.6
|
-4.2
|
|
Other Services, exc. Public Administration
|
53
|
55
|
54
|
-3.6
|
-1.9
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
294
|
357
|
278
|
-17.6
|
5.8
|
|
Federal Government
|
155
|
222
|
140
|
-30.2
|
10.7
|
|
State Government
|
24
|
28
|
18
|
-14.3
|
33.3
|
|
Local Government
|
113
|
106
|
119
|
6.6
|
-5.0
|
|
Local Education
|
24
|
20
|
21
|
20.0
|
14.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
450
|
471
|
541
|
-4.5
|
-16.8
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
694
|
379
|
611
|
83.1
|
13.6
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
448
|
186
|
369
|
140.9
|
21.4
|
|
Construction
|
409
|
174
|
318
|
135.1
|
28.6
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
210
|
152
|
203
|
38.2
|
3.4
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
74
|
45
|
67
|
64.4
|
10.4
|
|
Financial Activities
|
13
|
9
|
9
|
44.4
|
44.4
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
54
|
55
|
60
|
-1.8
|
-10.0
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
17
|
17
|
16
|
0.0
|
6.3
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
34
|
10
|
38
|
240.0
|
-10.5
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
25
|
30
|
21
|
-16.7
|
19.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
10
|
10
|
17
|
0.0
|
-41.2
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
626
|
339
|
526
|
84.7
|
19.0
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
404
|
168
|
309
|
140.5
|
30.7
|
|
Construction
|
312
|
111
|
198
|
181.1
|
57.6
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
197
|
145
|
186
|
35.9
|
5.9
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
60
|
51
|
74
|
17.6
|
-18.9
|
|
Financial Activities
|
4
|
2
|
9
|
100.0
|
-55.6
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
53
|
45
|
51
|
17.8
|
3.9
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
32
|
20
|
18
|
60.0
|
77.8
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
40
|
24
|
26
|
66.7
|
53.8
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
15
|
17
|
16
|
-11.8
|
-6.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
9
|
8
|
14
|
12.5
|
-35.7
|
|
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| 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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