In 2015, Wyoming had 25,447 new initial unemployment insurance (UI) claims – an increase of 4,739 (22.9%) from 2014. New initial claims represent the number of workers who experienced job loss in 2015 and applied for UI benefits.
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This article summarizes the 2014 Wyoming Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses results. The data include estimates of incidence rates by industry and the nature of the injury or illness. Also included are some worker demographics, such as age and gender. State and local government data are discussed briefly. An estimated 2,390 nonfatal occupational injury and illness cases with days away from work occurred in private industry in Wyoming in 2014, with an incidence rate of 3.5.
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Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased significantly from its revised level of 4.4% in December to 4.7% in January. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was much higher than its January 2015 level of 3.8% (a statistically significant increase).