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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 August 28, 2025, for the week ending August 23, 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 34 and 2025 Weeks 33 and 34
Week ending August 23, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 34.
Updated August 28, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 34 2025 Week 33 2024 Week 34 N % N %
 Total 1,204 1,176 1,091 28 2.4 113 10.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 100 100 79 0 0.0 21 26.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 68 62 54 6 9.7 14 25.9
23-Construction (23) 192 175 166 17 9.7 26 15.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 49 52 56 -3 -5.8 -7 -12.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 58 50 46 8 16.0 12 26.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 94 95 103 -1 -1.1 -9 -8.7
51-Information (51) 21 22 14 -1 -4.5 7 50.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 59 61 51 -2 -3.3 8 15.7
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 193 196 147 -3 -1.5 46 31.3
61-Educational services (61) 39 41 27 -2 -4.9 12 44.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 127 127 134 0 0.0 -7 -5.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 111 112 124 -1 -0.9 -13 -10.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 38 31 42 7 22.6 -4 -9.5
92-Public administration (92) 47 42 37 5 11.9 10 27.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 6 N/D 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 34 2025 Week 33 2024 Week 34 N % N %
 Total 220 216 197 4 1.9 23 11.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 19 30 11 -11 -36.7 8 72.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 15 7 10 8 114.3 5 50.0
23-Construction (23) 54 43 45 11 25.6 9 20.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 6 15 7 -9 -60.0 -1 -14.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 10 7 N/D 3 42.9 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 14 18 19 -4 -22.2 -5 -26.3
51-Information (51) N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 6 6 6 0 0.0 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 30 32 20 -2 -6.3 10 50.0
61-Educational services (61) N/D 8 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 18 18 21 0 0.0 -3 -14.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 19 19 30 0 0.0 -11 -36.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 9 N/D 6 N/D N/D 3 50.0
92-Public administration (92) 12 5 11 7 140.0 1 9.1
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 34 2025 Week 33 2024 Week 34 N % N %
 Total 1,790 1,851 1,498 -61 -3.3 292 19.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 5 12 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 152 152 113 0 0.0 39 34.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 92 85 69 7 8.2 23 33.3
23-Construction (23) 345 360 245 -15 -4.2 100 40.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 108 105 79 3 2.9 29 36.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 60 58 49 2 3.4 11 22.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 127 131 147 -4 -3.1 -20 -13.6
51-Information (51) 28 26 21 2 7.7 7 33.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 63 71 59 -8 -11.3 4 6.8
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 267 261 193 6 2.3 74 38.3
61-Educational services (61) 55 62 38 -7 -11.3 17 44.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 207 242 198 -35 -14.5 9 4.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 156 173 163 -17 -9.8 -7 -4.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 49 42 42 7 16.7 7 16.7
92-Public administration (92) 67 71 64 -4 -5.6 3 4.7
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 7 5 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, 8/28/25.