"January continued weeks claimed totaled 25,040 (21.7% higher than one year ago). The large over-the-year increases in Mining appear to have dissipated in recent months."

						Percent Change
						Weeks Claimed
			Weeks Claimed			Dec 02	Jan 02
			Jan 03	Dec 02	Jan 02	Jan 03	Jan 03

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			25,040	20,667	20,567	21.2	21.7
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			6,898	6,674	5,761	3.4	19.7

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			11,957	8,675	9,512	37.8	25.7
	Mining		2,131	1,697	1,884	25.6	13.1
		Oil & Gas Extraction	1,793	1,453	1,563	23.4	14.7
	Construction		8,395	6,051	6,523	38.7	28.7
	Manufacturing		1,431	927	1,105	54.4	29.5
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			10,954	10,205	9,219	7.3	18.8
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		859	762	846	12.7	1.5
		Transportation	714	619	670	15.3	6.6
		Communications & Public Utilities	145	143	176	1.4	-17.6
	Trade		2,618	2,461	2,434	6.4	7.6
		Wholesale Trade	397	392	378	1.3	5.0
		Retail Trade	2,221	2,069	2,056	7.3	8.0
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		252	232	152	8.6	65.8
	Services		5,017	4,760	4,026	5.4	24.6
		Personal & Business Services	1,630	1,478	1,296	10.3	25.8
		Health Services	385	343	258	12.2	49.2
	Government		2,208	1,990	1,761	11.0	25.4
		Local Government	783	693	559	13.0	40.1
		Local Education	184	189	117	-2.6	57.3
UNCLASSIFIED			2,129	1,787	1,836	19.1	16.0

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			2,836	2,265	2,525	25.2	12.3
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			796	736	698	8.2	14.0

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,292	913	1,106	41.5	16.8
	Mining		43	4	20	975.0	115.0
		Oil & Gas Extraction	9	4	0	125.0	0.0
	Construction		1,104	816	966	35.3	14.3
	Manufacturing		145	93	120	55.9	20.8
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,381	1,210	1,242	14.1	11.2
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		141	148	208	-4.7	-32.2
		Transportation	100	100	129	0.0	-22.5
		Communications & Public Utilities	41	48	79	-14.6	-48.1
	Trade		344	278	373	23.7	-7.8
		Wholesale Trade	29	30	47	-3.3	-38.3
		Retail Trade	315	248	326	27.0	-3.4
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		59	42	40	40.5	47.5
	Services		654	577	445	13.3	47.0
		Personal & Business Services	298	279	218	6.8	36.7
		Health Services	69	64	36	7.8	91.7
	Government		183	165	176	10.9	4.0
		Local Government	44	50	46	-12.0	-4.3
		Local Education	14	18	14	-22.2	0.0
UNCLASSIFIED			163	142	177	14.8	-7.9

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			3,178	2,649	2,605	20.0	22.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			914	864	753	5.8	21.4

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,616	1,288	1,376	25.5	17.4
	Mining		259	219	322	18.3	-19.6
		Oil & Gas Extraction	224	183	293	22.4	-23.5
	Construction		1,140	947	934	20.4	22.1
	Manufacturing		217	122	120	77.9	80.8
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,423	1,243	1,135	14.5	25.4
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		84	90	105	-6.7	-20.0
		Transportation	75	76	88	-1.3	-14.8
		Communications & Public Utilities	9	14	17	-35.7	-47.1
	Trade		415	357	403	16.2	3.0
		Wholesale Trade	82	104	90	-21.2	-8.9
		Retail Trade	333	253	313	31.6	6.4
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		55	43	17	27.9	223.5
	Services		721	617	512	16.9	40.8
		Personal & Business Services	253	207	202	22.2	25.2
		Health Services	94	77	58	22.1	62.1
	Government		148	136	98	8.8	51.0
		Local Government	74	63	55	17.5	34.5
		Local Education	16	15	13	6.7	23.1
UNCLASSIFIED			139	118	94	17.8	47.9