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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 May 22, 2025, for the week ending May 17, 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 20 and 2025 Weeks 19 and 20
Week ending May 17, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 20.
Updated May 22, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 20 2025 Week 19 2024 Week 20 N % N %
 Total 1,311 1,387 1,242 -76 -5.5 69 5.6
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) 96 98 98 -2 -2.0 -2 -2.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 64 67 82 -3 -4.5 -18 -22.0
23-Construction (23) 240 263 230 -23 -8.7 10 4.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 58 63 43 -5 -7.9 15 34.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 52 56 43 -4 -7.1 9 20.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 119 126 101 -7 -5.6 18 17.8
51-Information (51) 26 28 31 -2 -7.1 -5 -16.1
52, 53 - Financial Activities 61 66 54 -5 -7.6 7 13.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 192 199 160 -7 -3.5 32 20.0
61-Educational services (61) 31 35 16 -4 -11.4 15 93.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 132 125 117 7 5.6 15 12.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 155 168 170 -13 -7.7 -15 -8.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 45 45 42 0 0.0 3 7.1
92-Public administration (92) 35 40 41 -5 -12.5 -6 -14.6
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 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 20 2025 Week 19 2024 Week 20 N % N %
 Total 281 270 264 11 4.1 17 6.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 18 18 21 0 0.0 -3 -14.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 14 11 19 3 27.3 -5 -26.3
23-Construction (23) 71 67 60 4 6.0 11 18.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 9 12 8 -3 -25.0 1 12.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 7 14 6 -7 -50.0 1 16.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 13 25 25 -12 -48.0 -12 -48.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities N/D 12 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 37 20 37 17 85.0 0 0.0
61-Educational services (61) 5 5 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 33 26 18 7 26.9 15 83.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 52 40 45 12 30.0 7 15.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 N/D 7 N/D N/D 0 0.0
92-Public administration (92) 7 15 N/D -8 -53.3 N/D N/D
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 20 2025 Week 19 2024 Week 20 N % N %
 Total 2,102 2,297 1,938 -195 -8.5 164 8.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 10 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 149 164 148 -15 -9.1 1 0.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 103 114 120 -11 -9.6 -17 -14.2
23-Construction (23) 402 427 383 -25 -5.9 19 5.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 117 124 75 -7 -5.6 42 56.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 62 59 47 3 5.1 15 31.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 182 187 135 -5 -2.7 47 34.8
51-Information (51) 30 33 43 -3 -9.1 -13 -30.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 71 71 70 0 0.0 1 1.4
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 226 245 198 -19 -7.8 28 14.1
61-Educational services (61) 38 41 22 -3 -7.3 16 72.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 158 156 168 2 1.3 -10 -6.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 444 537 408 -93 -17.3 36 8.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 43 48 46 -5 -10.4 -3 -6.5
92-Public administration (92) 66 74 58 -8 -10.8 8 13.8
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, 5/22/25.