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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Continued claims in financial activities increased over the year (5.2%), including a 50.5% increase in Laramie County.

 

Continued Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Apr 12 Apr 12
Apr 12 Mar 12 Apr 11 Mar 12 Apr 11
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 25,796 29,647 32,734 -13.0 -21.2
EXTENDED WEEKS CLAIMED 9,518 10,266 17,773 -7.3 -46.4
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTSb 7,908 8,630 10,035 -8.4 -21.2
Benefit Exhaustions 842 763 1,138 10.4 -26.0
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 10.6% 8.8% 11.3% 1.8% -0.7%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 9,052 12,278 11,847 -26.3 -23.6
Natural Res. & Mining 1,941 2,143 1,825 -9.4 6.4
Mining 1,723 1,866 1,618 -7.7 6.5
Oil & Gas Extraction 136 165 118 -17.6 15.3
Construction 5,903 8,866 8,678 -33.4 -32.0
Manufacturing 1,208 1,269 1,344 -4.8 -10.1
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 11,792 11,377 14,966 3.6 -21.2
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 3,106 3,285 4,261 -5.4 -27.1
Wholesale Trade 422 483 539 -12.6 -21.7
Retail Trade 1,809 1,964 2,722 -7.9 -33.5
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 875 838 1,000 4.4 -12.5
Information 150 172 202 -12.8 -25.7
Financial Activities 569 597 541 -4.7 5.2
Prof. & Business Services 1,965 2,442 2,360 -19.5 -16.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 1,227 1,227 1,673 0.0 -26.7
Leisure and Hospitality 4,195 3,056 5,327 37.3 -21.3
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 580 598 602 -3.0 -3.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 2,187 2,709 2,729 -19.3 -19.9
Federal Government 1,061 1,369 1,262 -22.5 -15.9
State Government 229 252 258 -9.1 -11.2
Local Government 897 1,088 1,209 -17.6 -25.8
Local Education 211 218 213 -3.2 -0.9
UNCLASSIFIED 2,765 3,283 3,192 -15.8 -13.4
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 3,107 4,046 3,551 -23.2 -12.5
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 910 1,181 1,065 -22.9 -14.6
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 1,037 1,782 1,228 -41.8 -15.6
Construction 746 1,405 1,049 -46.9 -28.9
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,597 1,733 1,824 -7.8 -12.4
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 441 547 599 -19.4 -26.4
Financial Activities 152 154 101 -1.3 50.5
Prof. & Business Svcs. 458 464 363 -1.3 26.2
Educational and Health Svcs. 225 221 415 1.8 -45.8
Leisure & Hospitality 216 249 247 -13.3 -12.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 344 381 402 -9.7 -14.4
UNCLASSIFIED 129 150 97 -14.0 33.0
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 2,155 2,561 3,169 -15.9 -32.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 638 764 928 -16.5 -31.3
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 790 1,100 987 -28.2 -20.0
Construction 533 860 678 -38.0 -21.4
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,161 1,247 1,968 -6.9 -41.0
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 368 430 726 -14.4 -49.3
Financial Activities 74 71 65 4.2 13.8
Professional & Business Svcs. 226 236 350 -4.2 -35.4
Educational & Health Svcs. 229 215 305 6.5 -24.9
Leisure & Hospitality 129 152 323 -15.1 -60.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 122 131 137 -6.9 -10.9
UNCLASSIFIED 82 83 77 -1.2 6.5
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.
bDoes not include claimants receiving extended benefits.

 

 

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