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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims declined over the year in most counties, but increased in Lincoln and Sweetwater counties.

Initial Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Feb 12 Feb 12
Feb 12 Jan 12 Feb 11 Jan 12 Feb 11
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,980 4,570 3,422 -34.8 -12.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 1,362 2,085 1,571 -34.7 -13.3
Natural Res. & Mining 306 346 211 -11.6 45.0
Mining 283 315 194 -10.2 45.9
Oil & Gas Extraction 15 16 11 -6.3 36.4
Construction 948 1,541 1,195 -38.5 -20.7
Manufacturing 108 198 165 -45.5 -34.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,051 1,701 1,283 -38.2 -18.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 358 565 440 -36.6 -18.6
Wholesale Trade 43 68 60 -36.8 -28.3
Retail Trade 187 326 235 -42.6 -20.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 128 171 145 -25.1 -11.7
Information 12 18 17 -33.3 -29.4
Financial Activities 52 51 57 2.0 -8.8
Prof. and Business Svcs. 199 378 237 -47.4 -16.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 128 149 157 -14.1 -18.5
Leisure & Hospitality 240 471 293 -49.0 -18.1
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 62 69 82 -10.1 -24.4
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 205 330 227 -37.9 -9.7
Federal Government 84 155 83 -45.8 1.2
State Government 22 29 25 -24.1 -12.0
Local Government 99 146 119 -32.2 -16.8
Local Education 30 29 28 3.4 7.1
UNCLASSIFIED 362 454 341 -20.3 6.2
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 414 603 426 -31.3 -2.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 178 293 195 -39.2 -8.7
Construction 156 233 161 -33.0 -3.1
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 177 258 187 -31.4 -5.3
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 50 88 74 -43.2 -32.4
Financial Activities 15 9 13 66.7 15.4
Prof. & Business Svcs. 42 72 30 -41.7 40.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 32 24 28 33.3 14.3
Leisure & Hospitality 28 55 23 -49.1 21.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 38 28 29 35.7 31.0
UNCLASSIFIED 21 24 15 -12.5 40.0
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 336 475 453 -29.3 -25.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 161 203 200 -20.7 -19.5
Construction 120 158 166 -24.1 -27.7
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 147 244 226 -39.8 -35.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 54 97 75 -44.3 -28.0
Financial Activities 7 6 4 16.7 75.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 20 54 39 -63.0 -48.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 27 24 35 12.5 -22.9
Leisure & Hospitality 22 41 39 -46.3 -43.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 15 10 15 50.0 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 13 18 12 -27.8 8.3
 
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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