"Total statewide continued claims for March are up 21.8 percent over the prior year."

						Percent Change
						Weeks Claimed
			Weeks Claimed			Feb 02	Mar 01
			Mar 02	Feb 02	Mar 01	Mar 02	Mar 02

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			21,621	22,110	17,748	-2.2	21.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			6,668	6,759	5,561	-1.3	19.9

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			11,023	10,714	8,003	2.9	37.7
	Mining		2,743	2,291	967	19.7	183.7
		Oil & Gas Extraction	2,489	1,993	581	24.9	328.4
	Construction		7,034	7,149	5,823	-1.6	20.8
	Manufacturing		1,246	1,274	1,213	-2.2	2.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			8,915	9,518	7,976	-6.3	11.8
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		820	891	909	-8.0	-9.8
		Transportation	644	685	639	-6.0	0.8
		Communications & Public Utilities	176	206	270	-14.6	-34.8
	Trade		2,467	2,509	2,437	-1.7	1.2
		Wholesale Trade	404	376	352	7.4	14.8
		Retail Trade	2,063	2,133	2,085	-3.3	-1.1
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		170	161	193	5.6	-11.9
	Services		3,761	4,038	2,888	-6.9	30.2
		Personal & Business Services	1,217	1,344	818	-9.4	48.8
		Health Services	226	246	220	-8.1	2.7
	Government		1,697	1,919	1,549	-11.6	9.6
		Local Government	545	590	458	-7.6	19.0
		Local Education	100	102	113	-2.0	-11.5
UNCLASSIFIED			1,683	1,878	1,769	-10.4	-4.9

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			2,435	2,585	2,246	-5.8	8.4
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			739	761	690	-2.9	7.1

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,061	1,132	1,037	-6.3	2.3
	Mining		24	23	31	4.3	-22.6
		Oil & Gas Extraction	12	6	0	100.0	0.0
	Construction		920	976	928	-5.7	-0.9
	Manufacturing		117	133	78	-12.0	50.0
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,189	1,247	1,062	-4.7	12.0
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		154	193	232	-20.2	-33.6
		Transportation	89	115	105	-22.6	-15.2
		Communications & Public Utilities	65	78	127	-16.7	-48.8
	Trade		375	393	298	-4.6	25.8
		Wholesale Trade	58	61	45	-4.9	28.9
		Retail Trade	317	332	253	-4.5	25.3
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		30	36	52	-16.7	-42.3
	Services		452	442	348	2.3	29.9
		Personal & Business Services	239	225	139	6.2	71.9
		Health Services	36	37	55	-2.7	-34.5
	Government		178	183	132	-2.7	34.8
		Local Government	56	51	45	9.8	24.4
		Local Education	9	13	17	-30.8	-47.1
UNCLASSIFIED			185	206	147	-10.2	25.9

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			2,727	2,598	1,830	5.0	49.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			869	832	618	4.4	40.6

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			1,529	1,372	868	11.4	76.2
	Mining		505	368	150	37.2	236.7
		Oil & Gas Extraction	469	339	108	38.3	334.3
	Construction		894	889	617	0.6	44.9
	Manufacturing		130	115	101	13.0	28.7
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			1,102	1,121	865	-1.7	27.4
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		108	107	83	0.9	30.1
		Transportation	83	81	56	2.5	48.2
		Communications & Public Utilities	25	26	27	-3.8	-7.4
	Trade		412	406	302	1.5	36.4
		Wholesale Trade	88	77	90	14.3	-2.2
		Retail Trade	324	329	212	-1.5	52.8
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		26	25	36	4.0	-27.8
	Services		491	505	320	-2.8	53.4
		Personal & Business Services	198	187	114	5.9	73.7
		Health Services	30	24	43	25.0	-30.2
	Government		65	78	124	-16.7	-47.6
		Local Government	38	46	25	-17.4	52.0
		Local Education	10	5	6	100.0	66.7
UNCLASSIFIED			96	105	97	-8.6	-1.0