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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims increased 36.2% from May 2014. Substantial over-the-year increases were seen in both goods-producing (75.5%) and service-providing (22.5%) industries.

Initial Claims Claims Filed % Change
Claims Filed
May
15
May
15
May
15
Apr
15
May
14
Apr
15
May
14
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,579 3,069 1,893 -16.0 36.2
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 1,202 1,200 685 0.2 75.5
Natural Res. & Mining 474 581 185 -18.4 156.2
Mining 454 575 169 -21.0 168.6
Oil & Gas Extraction 18 46 4 -60.9 350.0
Construction 630 497 433 26.8 45.5
Manufacturing 97 122 66 -20.5 47.0
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 976 1,440 797 -32.2 22.5
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 320 411 204 -22.1 56.9
Wholesale Trade 68 84 30 -19.0 126.7
Retail Trade 115 120 112 -4.2 2.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 137 207 62 -33.8 121.0
Information 24 15 8 60.0 200.0
Financial Activities 46 89 37 -48.3 24.3
Prof. & Business Svcs. 194 170 119 14.1 63.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 142 74 145 91.9 -2.1
Leisure & Hospitality 186 609 237 -69.5 -21.5
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 58 65 41 -10.8 41.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 106 126 141 -15.9 -24.8
Federal Government 22 32 36 -31.3 -38.9
State Government 20 19 17 5.3 17.6
Local Government 62 73 87 -15.1 -28.7
Local Education 11 14 17 -21.4 -35.3
UNCLASSIFIED 294 302 268 -2.6 9.7
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 330 239 285 38.1 15.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 135 92 97 46.7 39.2
Construction 106 61 82 73.8 29.3
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 171 111 162 54.1 5.6
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 45 41 36 9.8 25.0
Financial Activities 9 10 12 -10.0 -25.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 64 33 52 93.9 23.1
Educational & Health Svcs. 43 9 41 377.8 4.9
Leisure & Hospitality 16 13 30 23.1 -46.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 12 19 17 -36.8 -29.4
UNCLASSIFIED 10 14 8 -28.6 25.0
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 454 479 218 -5.2 108.3
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 243 220 84 10.5 189.3
Construction 100 81 44 23.5 127.3
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 187 236 122 -20.8 53.3
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 73 108 35 -32.4 108.6
Financial Activities 11 20 5 -45.0 120.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 64 52 32 23.1 100.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 19 15 25 26.7 -24.0
Leisure & Hospitality 24 26 27 -7.7 -11.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 4 9 10 -55.6 -60.0
UNCLASSIFIED 19 12 1 58.3 1,800.0
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.

Initial Claims by Industry

 

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Initial Claims by County

 

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