Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist
Initial claims followed their normal seasonal patterns from September to October, with significant increases in leisure & hospitality and federal government.
Initial Claims |
Claims Filed
|
% Change Claims Filed
|
|
Oct 13
|
Oct 13
|
|
Oct 13
|
Sep 13
|
Oct 12
|
Sep 13
|
Oct 12
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
3,832
|
2,023
|
4,357
|
89.4
|
-12.0
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
939
|
735
|
1,112
|
27.8
|
-15.6
|
|
Natural Resources & Mining
|
228
|
218
|
244
|
4.6
|
-6.6
|
|
Mining
|
199
|
212
|
212
|
-6.1
|
-6.1
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
12
|
6
|
10
|
100.0
|
20.0
|
|
Construction
|
620
|
449
|
807
|
38.1
|
-23.2
|
|
Manufacturing
|
90
|
67
|
61
|
34.3
|
47.5
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
2,143
|
873
|
2,463
|
145.5
|
-13.0
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
466
|
319
|
557
|
46.1
|
-16.3
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
89
|
83
|
206
|
7.2
|
-56.8
|
|
Retail Trade
|
226
|
138
|
228
|
63.8
|
-0.9
|
|
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities
|
151
|
98
|
123
|
54.1
|
22.8
|
|
Information
|
8
|
10
|
16
|
-20.0
|
-50.0
|
|
Financial Activities
|
48
|
42
|
67
|
14.3
|
-28.4
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
261
|
131
|
264
|
99.2
|
-1.1
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
116
|
100
|
142
|
16.0
|
-18.3
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
1,171
|
223
|
1,323
|
425.1
|
-11.5
|
|
Other Services, exc. Public Admin.
|
65
|
43
|
87
|
51.2
|
-25.3
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
355
|
171
|
354
|
119.3
|
5.6
|
|
Federal Government
|
203
|
54
|
203
|
275.9
|
0.0
|
|
State Government
|
30
|
20
|
30
|
50.0
|
0.0
|
|
Local Government
|
122
|
96
|
121
|
27.1
|
0.8
|
|
Local Education
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
-4.8
|
-9.1
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
375
|
243
|
426
|
54.3
|
-12.0
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
392
|
281
|
445
|
39.5
|
-11.9
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
130
|
126
|
155
|
3.2
|
-16.1
|
|
Construction
|
109
|
116
|
138
|
-6.0
|
-21.0
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
204
|
129
|
222
|
58.1
|
-8.1
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
48
|
54
|
60
|
-11.1
|
-20.0
|
|
Financial Activities
|
10
|
6
|
19
|
66.7
|
-47.4
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
68
|
27
|
60
|
151.9
|
13.3
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
29
|
18
|
23
|
61.1
|
26.1
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
33
|
11
|
37
|
200.0
|
-10.8
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
45
|
19
|
45
|
136.8
|
0.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
13
|
5
|
23
|
160.0
|
-43.5
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
339
|
296
|
357
|
14.5
|
-5.0
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
144
|
142
|
113
|
1.4
|
27.4
|
|
Construction
|
90
|
68
|
75
|
32.4
|
20.0
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
177
|
136
|
226
|
30.1
|
-21.7
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
|
73
|
58
|
121
|
25.9
|
-39.7
|
|
Financial Activities
|
9
|
6
|
8
|
50.0
|
12.5
|
|
Professional & Business Services
|
28
|
22
|
31
|
27.3
|
-9.7
|
|
Educational & Health Services
|
21
|
17
|
20
|
23.5
|
5.0
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
33
|
24
|
30
|
37.5
|
10.0
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
12
|
10
|
12
|
20.0
|
0.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
| 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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