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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

by: Douglas W. Leonard, Senior Economist

Initial claims declined by 14.0% over the year, led by a 21.8% over-the-year decline in the service-providing sector. Initial claims in wholesale trade were 71.1% lower than at this time last year.

Initial Claims
Percent Change Claims Filed
Claims Filed Jul 11 Jul 11
Jul 11 Jun 11 Jul 10 Jun 11 Jul 10
Wyoming Statewide
Total Claims Filed  2,222  2,395  2,585 -7.2 -14.0
Goods-Producing     664     744     738 -10.8 -10.0
   Natural Resources & Mining     160     183     142 -12.6 12.7
      Mining     144     171     127 -15.8 13.4
         Oil & Gas Extraction       10        8        9 25.0 11.1
   Construction     434     501     491 -13.4 -11.6
   Manufacturing       70       60     105 16.7 -33.3
Service-Providing     977  1,036  1,249 -5.7 -21.8
   Trade, Transportation, & Utilities     324     291     451 11.3 -28.2
      Wholesale Trade       44       43     152 2.3 -71.1
      Retail Trade     188     172     221 9.3 -14.9
      Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities       92       76       78 21.1 17.9
   Information       14       23       14 -39.1 0.0
   Financial Activities       54       63       72 -14.3 -25.0
   Professional & Business Services     154     157     188 -1.9 -18.1
   Educational & Health Services     173     229     184 -24.5 -6.0
   Leisure & Hospitality     206     223     253 -7.6 -18.6
   Other Services, except Public Admin.       52       50       87 4.0 -40.2
Government     214     236     281 -9.3 -23.8
   Federal Government       38       42     102 -9.5 -62.7
   State Government       32       23       31 39.1 3.2
   Local Government     144     171     148 -15.8 -2.7
      Local Education       53       97       48 -45.4 10.4
Unclassified     367     379     317 -3.2 15.8
Laramie County
Total Claims Filed     330     336     316 -1.8 4.4
Goods-Producing       70       87       65 -19.5 7.7
   Construction       58       70       55 -17.1 5.5
Service-Providing     217     202     197 7.4 10.2
   Trade, Transportation, & Utilities       79       50       76 58.0 3.9
   Financial Activities       15       16       13 -6.3 15.4
   Professional & Business Services       41       36       38 13.9 7.9
   Educational & Health Services       30       56       27 -46.4 11.1
   Leisure & Hospitality       39       27       26 44.4 50.0
Government       35       33       40 6.1 -12.5
Unclassified        8       14       14 -42.9 -42.9
Natrona County
Total Claims Filed     264     267     422 -1.1 -37.4
Goods-Producing       90       90     120 0.0 -25.0
   Construction       43       42       56 2.4 -23.2
Service-Providing     150     151     263 -0.7 -43.0
   Trade, Transportation, & Utilities       54       51     106 5.9 -49.1
   Financial Activities        3        6       15 -50.0 -80.0
   Professional & Business Services       15       25       24 -40.0 -37.5
   Educational & Health Services       37       30       35 23.3 5.7
   Leisure & Hospitality       27       26       55 3.8 -50.9
Government       19       18       29 5.6 -34.5
Unclassified        5        8       10 -37.5 -50.0

 

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.

 



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