Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist
Although the total number of initial claims decreased over the year, substantial increases were seen in mining (27.7%) and construction (11.4%).
Initial Claims |
Claims Filed
|
Percent Change Claims Filed
|
|
Sep 13
|
Sep 13
|
|
Sep 13
|
Aug 13
|
Sep 12
|
Aug 13
|
Sep 12
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
2,023
|
2,082
|
2,248
|
-2.8
|
-10.0
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
735
|
736
|
641
|
-0.1
|
14.7
|
|
Natural Resources & Mining
|
218
|
254
|
172
|
-14.2
|
26.7
|
|
Mining
|
212
|
246
|
166
|
-13.8
|
27.7
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
6
|
12
|
12
|
-50.0
|
-50.0
|
|
Construction
|
449
|
408
|
403
|
10.0
|
11.4
|
|
Manufacturing
|
67
|
72
|
64
|
-6.9
|
4.7
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
873
|
887
|
1,144
|
-1.6
|
-23.7
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
319
|
334
|
406
|
-4.5
|
-21.4
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
83
|
147
|
173
|
-43.5
|
-52.0
|
|
Retail Trade
|
138
|
117
|
149
|
17.9
|
-7.4
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
|
98
|
70
|
84
|
40.0
|
16.7
|
|
Information
|
10
|
6
|
11
|
66.7
|
-9.1
|
|
Financial Activities
|
42
|
44
|
50
|
-4.5
|
-16.0
|
|
Professional and Business Services
|
131
|
131
|
150
|
0.0
|
-12.7
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
100
|
127
|
124
|
-21.3
|
-19.4
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
223
|
150
|
328
|
48.7
|
-32.0
|
|
Other Services, except Public Administration
|
43
|
88
|
69
|
-51.1
|
-37.7
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
171
|
173
|
190
|
-1.2
|
-10.0
|
|
Federal Government
|
54
|
32
|
57
|
68.8
|
-5.3
|
|
State Government
|
20
|
27
|
23
|
-25.9
|
-13.0
|
|
Local Government
|
96
|
113
|
109
|
-15.0
|
-11.9
|
|
Local Education
|
21
|
20
|
31
|
5.0
|
-32.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
243
|
285
|
271
|
-14.7
|
-10.3
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
281
|
259
|
324
|
8.5
|
-13.3
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
126
|
81
|
95
|
55.6
|
32.6
|
|
Construction
|
116
|
67
|
82
|
73.1
|
41.5
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
129
|
148
|
182
|
-12.8
|
-29.1
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
54
|
54
|
43
|
0.0
|
25.6
|
|
Financial Activities
|
6
|
10
|
15
|
-40.0
|
-60.0
|
|
Prof. & Business Services
|
27
|
19
|
46
|
42.1
|
-41.3
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
18
|
26
|
23
|
-30.8
|
-21.7
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
11
|
28
|
28
|
-60.7
|
-60.7
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
19
|
22
|
32
|
-13.6
|
-40.6
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
5
|
7
|
14
|
-28.6
|
-64.3
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
296
|
335
|
290
|
-11.6
|
2.1
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
142
|
128
|
87
|
10.9
|
63.2
|
|
Construction
|
68
|
50
|
45
|
36.0
|
51.1
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
136
|
185
|
193
|
-26.5
|
-29.5
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
58
|
78
|
99
|
-25.6
|
-41.4
|
|
Financial Activities
|
6
|
8
|
4
|
-25.0
|
50.0
|
|
Prof. & Business Services
|
22
|
23
|
27
|
-4.3
|
-18.5
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
17
|
21
|
20
|
-19.0
|
-15.0
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
24
|
17
|
26
|
41.2
|
-7.7
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
10
|
15
|
4
|
-33.3
|
150.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
0.0
|
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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Initial Claims by Industry
Initial Claims by County
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