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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2025

Updated April 24, 2025, for the week ending April 19, 2025.

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry

Table 2: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2024 Week 16 and 2025 Weeks 15 and 16
Week ending April 19, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 16.
Updated April 24, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 16 2025 Week 15 2024 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 1,449 1,522 1,371 -73 -4.8 78 5.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 100 102 93 -2 -2.0 7 7.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 75 76 98 -1 -1.3 -23 -23.5
23-Construction (23) 307 353 287 -46 -13.0 20 7.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 66 64 54 2 3.1 12 22.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 49 53 38 -4 -7.5 11 28.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 136 141 111 -5 -3.5 25 22.5
51-Information (51) 27 25 35 2 8.0 -8 -22.9
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 55 56 2 3.6 1 1.8
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 209 214 181 -5 -2.3 28 15.5
61-Educational services (61) 33 35 16 -2 -5.7 17 106.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 121 122 121 -1 -0.8 0 0.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 172 179 172 -7 -3.9 0 0.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 46 47 52 -1 -2.1 -6 -11.5
92-Public administration (92) 36 39 41 -3 -7.7 -5 -12.2
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 16 2025 Week 15 2024 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 408 382 413 26 6.8 -5 -1.2
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 30 24 27 6 25.0 3 11.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 20 19 18 1 5.3 2 11.1
23-Construction (23) 58 55 66 3 5.5 -8 -12.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 16 17 13 -1 -5.9 3 23.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 6 6 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 17 29 26 -12 -41.4 -9 -34.6
51-Information (51) 5 0 5 5 N/A 0 0.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 8 9 16 -1 -11.1 -8 -50.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 26 33 20 -7 -21.2 6 30.0
61-Educational services (61) 6 5 N/D 1 20.0 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 23 16 31 7 43.8 -8 -25.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 172 144 160 28 19.4 12 7.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 12 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 11 9 12 2 22.2 -1 -8.3
999-Unclassified (999) 5 N/D 0 N/D N/D 5 #DIV/0!
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 16 2025 Week 15 2024 Week 16 N % N %
 Total 2,430 2,606 2,274 -176 -6.8 156 6.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 18 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 168 173 171 -5 -2.9 -3 -1.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 126 149 146 -23 -15.4 -20 -13.7
23-Construction (23) 541 698 559 -157 -22.5 -18 -3.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 136 146 93 -10 -6.8 43 46.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 59 64 54 -5 -7.8 5 9.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 193 190 167 3 1.6 26 15.6
51-Information (51) 29 31 46 -2 -6.5 -17 -37.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 63 58 66 5 8.6 -3 -4.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 266 293 233 -27 -9.2 33 14.2
61-Educational services (61) 41 44 30 -3 -6.8 11 36.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 158 154 146 4 2.6 12 8.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 499 447 420 52 11.6 79 18.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 49 43 48 6 14.0 1 2.1
92-Public administration (92) 83 92 77 -9 -9.8 6 7.8
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 5 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
 = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/24/25.