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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Total weeks claimed decreased by 9.3% from July 2011, but a significant increase in the number of weeks claimed was seen in natural resources & mining (50.5%).

Continued Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Jul 12 Jul 12
Jul 12 Jun 12 Jul 11 Jun 12 Jul 11
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 18,673 19,241 20,595 -3.0 -9.3
EXTENDED WEEKS CLAIMED 6,587 7,358 13,255 -10.5 -50.3
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTSb 5,300 5,618 5,894 -5.7 -10.1
Benefit Exhaustions 463 462 684 0.2 -32.3
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 8.7% 8.2% 11.6% 0.5% -2.9%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 6,080 6,381 6,001 -4.7 1.3
Natural Res. & Mining 1,795 1,753 1,193 2.4 50.5
Mining 1,639 1,620 1,080 1.2 51.8
Oil & Gas Extraction 155 106 87 46.2 78.2
Construction 3,625 3,816 4,101 -5.0 -11.6
Manufacturing 660 812 707 -18.7 -6.6
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 8,318 8,814 9,484 -5.6 -12.3
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 2,591 2,586 2,855 0.2 -9.2
Wholesale Trade 464 427 432 8.7 7.4
Retail Trade 1,467 1,465 1,851 0.1 -20.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 660 694 572 -4.9 15.4
Information 146 128 202 14.1 -27.7
Financial Activities 437 438 480 -0.2 -9.0
Prof. & Business Services 1,454 1,501 1,471 -3.1 -1.2
Educational & Health Svcs. 1,649 1,490 1,929 10.7 -14.5
Leisure and Hospitality 1,552 2,174 1,968 -28.6 -21.1
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 489 497 579 -1.6 -15.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,856 1,739 2,094 6.7 -11.4
Federal Government 296 371 368 -20.2 -19.6
State Government 242 213 255 13.6 -5.1
Local Government 1,318 1,155 1,471 14.1 -10.4
Local Education 421 327 506 28.7 -16.8
UNCLASSIFIED 2,419 2,307 3,016 4.9 -19.8
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 2,539 2,583 2,790 -1.7 -9.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 729 729 803 0.0 -9.2
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 535 629 584 -14.9 -8.4
Construction 366 414 437 -11.6 -16.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,597 1,531 1,745 4.3 -8.5
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 478 387 487 23.5 -1.8
Financial Activities 110 122 119 -9.8 -7.6
Prof. & Business Svcs. 323 348 297 -7.2 8.8
Educational and Health Svcs. 354 349 450 1.4 -21.3
Leisure & Hospitality 245 232 240 5.6 2.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 304 306 384 -0.7 -20.8
UNCLASSIFIED 103 117 77 -12.0 33.8
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 1,953 1,893 2,218 3.2 -11.9
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 541 555 628 -2.5 -13.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 551 584 532 -5.7 3.6
Construction 266 330 254 -19.4 4.7
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,231 1,143 1,523 7.7 -19.2
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 346 343 531 0.9 -34.8
Financial Activities 39 58 78 -32.8 -50.0
Professional & Business Svcs. 188 186 236 1.1 -20.3
Educational & Health Svcs. 321 261 323 23.0 -0.6
Leisure & Hospitality 188 157 187 19.7 0.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 105 104 121 1.0 -13.2
UNCLASSIFIED 66 62 42 6.5 57.1
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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