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Workers' Compensation Claims: Second Quarter 2011

by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist

Both initial (-3.3%) and continued (-3.1%) claims decreased from year-ago levels.

Table: Workers’ Compensation Claims, Second Quarter 2011
Initial Claims 2011Q2 Unique Claimants Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2011Q2 2011Q2
2011Q2 2011Q1 2010Q2 2011Q1 2010Q2 2011Q2 2011Q1 2010Q4
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 3,097 3,148 3,383 3,254 -6.9 -3.3 9.8 11.6 10.2
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 803 812 834 925 -2.6 -12.2 11.4 12.8 13.1
Natural Res. & Mining 332 337 381 337 -11.5 0.0 10.3 12.3 11.2
Mining 248 251 319 261 -21.3 -3.8 8.5 11.2 9.6
Oil & Gas Extraction 14 14 36 37 -61.1 -62.2 3.0 8.1 8.2
Construction 313 317 268 376 18.3 -15.7 11.3 11.3 12.2
Manufacturing 158 158 185 212 -14.6 -25.5 14.8 17.8 21.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,491 1,511 1,552 1,517 -2.6 -0.4 8.4 9.5 8.4
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 541 549 576 556 -4.7 -1.3 9.4 10.5 9.6
Wholesale Trade 116 119 107 88 11.2 35.2 12.5 11.5 9.5
Retail Trade 267 272 260 309 4.6 -12.0 7.5 7.7 8.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities  143 143 199 149 -28.1 -4.0 11.4 16.6 12.4
Information,  Financial Activities, &  Prof.& Business Svcs. 184 185 213 207 -13.1 -10.6 4.8 6.1 5.4
Educational & Health Svcs. 292 295 369 335 -20.1 -11.9 10.3 13.1 11.7
Leisure & Hospitality 370 374 318 343 17.6 9.0 8.2 8.8 7.5
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 105 108 76 76 42.1 42.1 11.2 8.5 8.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 701 721 915 758 -21.2 -4.9 10.8 14.4 11.3
State Government 161 167 213 185 -21.6 -9.7 11.5 15.6 12.9
Local Government 540 554 702 573 -21.1 -3.3 10.7 14.2 11.1
Local Education 115 117 193 133 -39.4 -12.0 4.3 7.2 4.9
UNCLASSIFIED 104 104 82 54 26.8 92.6 N/A N/A N/A
 
Continued Claims 2010Q2 Unique Claimants Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2011Q2 2011Q2
2011Q2 2011Q1 2010Q2 2011Q1 2010Q2 2011Q2 2011Q1 2010Q4
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 6,539 6,725 6,986 6,943 -3.7 -3.1 21.0 23.9 21.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 2,193 2,235 2,389 2,385 -6.4 -6.3 31.4 36.8 33.7
Natural Res. & Mining 969 989 1,004 1,039 -1.5 -4.8 30.3 32.5 34.6
Mining 802 815 828 859 -1.6 -5.1 27.5 29.0 31.7
 Oil & Gas Extraction 76 79 71 78 11.3 1.3 17.1 15.9 17.3
Construction 888 903 989 962 -8.7 -6.1 32.2 41.9 31.3
Manufacturing 341 343 396 384 -13.4 -10.7 32.2 38.1 38.3
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 2,606 2,666 2,744 2,654 -2.8 0.5 14.8 16.8 14.7
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 1,134 1,155 1,172 1,167 -1.5 -1.0 19.8 21.3 20.1
Wholesale Trade 180 180 192 187 -6.3 -3.7 18.9 20.6 20.1
Retail Trade 485 494 486 504 1.6 -2.0 13.6 14.4 13.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities  430 438 451 431 -2.9 1.6 34.9 37.5 35.9
Information,  Financial Activities, &  Prof.& Business Svcs. 381 383 410 374 -6.6 2.4 10.0 11.7 9.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 525 538 551 535 -2.4 0.6 18.8 19.6 18.7
Leisure & Hospitality 437 445 458 425 -2.8 4.7 9.7 12.7 9.3
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 143 145 153 153 -5.2 -5.2 15.0 17.0 16.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,205 1,235 1,250 1,234 -1.2 0.1 18.6 19.7 18.4
State Government 255 261 268 251 -2.6 4.0 18.0 19.6 17.5
Local Government 950 974 982 983 -0.8 -0.9 18.7 19.8 19.0
Local Education 243 254 224 238 13.4 6.7 9.3 8.3 8.8
UNCLASSIFIED 585 589 603 670 -2.3 -12.1 N/A N/A N/A
 
Definitions and methodological notes on workers’ compensation claims can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/0111/a5.htm. 
Historical workers’ compensation data can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/safety.htm. 

 

 



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