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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Initial Claims

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County


Statewide, total initial claims filed decreased yet again in over-the-year comparisons (down 12.0%). Total initial claims filed also decreased in Laramie and Natrona Counties from February 1997 to 1998 (-9.6% and -21.4%, respectively).


WYOMING STATEWIDE
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
FEB 98 JAN 98 FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,829 2,618 2,078 -30.1 -12.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 959 1,353 1,000 -29.1 -4.1
--Manufacturing 174 164 233 6.1 -25.3
--Mining 226 204 171 10.8 32.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 214 180 156 18.9 37.2
--Construction 559 985 596 -43.2 -6.2
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 792 1,168 915 -32.2 -13.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 99 126 113 -21.4 -12.4
----Transportation 82 106 87 -22.6 -5.7
----Communications & Public Utilities 16 20 26 -20.0 -38.5
--Trade 241 377 372 -36.1 -35.2
----Wholesale Trade 32 40 47 -20.0 -31.9
----Retail Trade 209 337 326 -38.0 -35.9
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 19 25 23 -24.0 -17.4
--Services 332 456 289 -27.2 14.9
----Personal & Business Services 100 117 70 -14.5 42.9
----Health Services 57 43 41 32.6 39.0
--Government 101 184 118 -45.1 -14.4
----Local Government 41 71 53 -42.3 -22.6
------Local Education 18 19 21 -5.3 -14.3
UNCLASSIFIED 78 97 163 -19.6 -52.1


LARAMIE COUNTY
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
FEB 98 JAN 98 FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 179 338 198 -47.0 -9.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 74 171 82 -56.7 -9.8
--Manufacturing 8 15 13 -46.7 -38.5
--Mining 0 9 1 -100.0 -100.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 0 9 1 -100.0 -100.0
--Construction 66 147 68 -55.1 -2.9
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 97 154 100 -37.0 -3.0
--Transportation & Public Utilities 8 19 18 -57.9 -55.6
----Transportation 6 16 15 -62.5 -60.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 1 3 3 -66.7 -66.7
--Trade 42 63 42 -33.3 0.0
----Wholesale Trade 0 6 6 -100.0 -100.0
----Retail Trade 42 57 36 -26.3 16.7
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 3 3 6 0.0 -50.0
--Services 31 47 21 -34.0 47.6
----Personal & Business Services 12 23 3 -47.8 300.0
----Health Services 6 5 8 20.0 -25.0
--Government 13 22 13 -40.9 0.0
----Local Government 2 9 4 -77.8 -50.0
------Local Education 2 3 3 -33.3 -33.3
UNCLASSIFIED 8 13 16 -38.5 -50.0


NATRONA COUNTY
CLAIMS FILED Percent Change in Claims Filed
FEB 98 JAN 98 FEB 97 JAN-FEB 98 FEB 97-98
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 206 296 262 -30.4 -21.4
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 108 153 100 -29.4 8.0
--Manufacturing 18 31 11 -41.9 63.6
--Mining 35 26 23 34.6 52.2
----Oil & Gas Extraction 30 23 21 30.4 42.9
--Construction 55 96 66 -42.7 -16.7
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 92 139 145 -33.8 -36.6
--Transportation & Public Utilities 12 10 12 20.0 0.0
----Transportation 9 7 6 28.6 50.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 3 3 5 0.0 -40.0
--Trade 17 41 69 -58.5 -75.4
----Wholesale Trade 5 7 14 -28.6 -64.3
----Retail Trade 12 34 55 -64.7 -78.2
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 4 3 1 33.3 300.0
--Services 56 74 57 -24.3 -1.8
----Personal & Business Services 17 20 13 -15.0 30.8
----Health Services 14 17 16 -17.6 -12.5
--Government 3 11 6 -72.7 -50.0
----Local Government 1 6 2 -83.3 -50.0
------Local Education 1 1 1 0.0 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 6 4 17 50.0 -64.7


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