Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Wyoming Normalized^a Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist

Initial claims increased 17.4% over the year with significant increases in mining (61.2%), construction (59.2%), and transportation, warehousing & utilities (50.4%).

Initial Claims	Claims Filed			Percent Change Claims Filed
				Apr 13	Apr 13
	Apr 13	Mar 13	Apr 12	Mar 13	Apr 12
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	4,124	2,785	3,513	48.1	17.4
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	1,529	1,039	990	47.2	54.4
Natural Res. & Mining	370	279	248	32.6	49.2
Mining	353	259	219	36.3	61.2
Oil & Gas Extraction	10	15	15	-33.3	-33.3
Construction	998	597	627	67.2	59.2
Manufacturing	160	161	113	-0.6	41.6
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,975	1,230	1,973	60.6	0.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	492	348	420	41.4	17.1
Wholesale Trade	70	46	62	52.2	12.9
Retail Trade	216	202	221	6.9	-2.3
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities	206	100	137	106.0	50.4
Information	14	8	10	75.0	40.0
Financial Activities	41	52	38	-21.2	7.9
Prof. and Business Svcs.	245	154	209	59.1	17.2
Educational & Health Svcs.	110	141	124	-22.0	-11.3
Leisure & Hospitality	968	459	1,090	110.9	-11.2
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.	99	61	74	62.3	33.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	193	201	195	-4.0	-1.0
Federal Government	70	85	72	-17.6	-2.8
State Government	21	20	18	5.0	16.7
Local Government	101	95	105	6.3	-3.8
Local Education	23	28	24	-17.9	-4.2
UNCLASSIFIED	425	313	353	35.8	20.4
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	505	303	329	66.7	53.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	248	87	114	185.1	117.5
Construction	227	62	95	266.1	138.9
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	208	181	161	14.9	29.2
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	67	66	51	1.5	31.4
Financial Activities	8	14	5	-42.9	60.0
Prof. & Business Svcs.	55	25	30	120.0	83.3
Educational & Health Svcs.	24	30	26	-20.0	-7.7
Leisure & Hospitality	39	33	36	18.2	8.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	30	25	33	20.0	-9.1
UNCLASSIFIED	17	7	19	142.9	-10.5
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED	466	324	279	43.8	67.0
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	271	145	108	86.9	150.9
Construction	173	73	67	137.0	158.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	177	165	154	7.3	14.9
Trade, Transp., & Utilities	62	46	48	34.8	29.2
Financial Activities	4	10	7	-60.0	-42.9
Prof. & Business Svcs.	50	30	35	66.7	42.9
Educational & Health Svcs.	15	33	32	-54.5	-53.1
Leisure & Hospitality	33	31	19	6.5	73.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	5	6	12	-16.7	-58.3
UNCLASSIFIED	11	7	3	57.1	266.7
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.