Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Initial claims declined by 5.0% over the month and 19.9% over the year. Over-the-year claims increased in oil & gas extraction and local education while declining in the other reported industries.
| Percent Change Claims Filed | |||||
| Claims Filed | Mar_11 | Mar_11 | |||
| Mar_11 | Feb_11 | Mar_10 | Feb_11 | Mar_10 | |
| Wyoming Statewide | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 3,252 | 3,422 | 4,060 | -5.0 | -19.9 |
| Goods-Producing | 1,214 | 1,571 | 1,664 | -22.7 | -27.0 |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 276 | 211 | 347 | 30.8 | -20.5 |
| Mining | 248 | 194 | 302 | 27.8 | -17.9 |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 19 | 11 | 14 | 72.7 | 35.7 |
| Construction | 788 | 1,195 | 1,120 | -34.1 | -29.6 |
| Manufacturing | 150 | 165 | 197 | -9.1 | -23.9 |
| Service-Providing | 1,448 | 1,283 | 1,750 | 12.9 | -17.3 |
| Trade, Transp., and Utilities | 398 | 440 | 504 | -9.5 | -21.0 |
| Wholesale Trade | 46 | 60 | 68 | -23.3 | -32.4 |
| Retail Trade | 236 | 235 | 282 | 0.4 | -16.3 |
| Transp., Warehousing & Utils. | 116 | 145 | 154 | -20.0 | -24.7 |
| Information | 15 | 17 | 23 | -11.8 | -34.8 |
| Financial Activities | 37 | 57 | 69 | -35.1 | -46.4 |
| Prof. and Business Services | 182 | 237 | 228 | -23.2 | -20.2 |
| Educational and Health Services | 163 | 157 | 163 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 579 | 293 | 682 | 97.6 | -15.1 |
| Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. | 74 | 82 | 81 | -9.8 | -8.6 |
| Government | 222 | 227 | 242 | -2.2 | -8.3 |
| Federal Government | 89 | 83 | 89 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| State Government | 23 | 25 | 29 | -8.0 | -20.7 |
| Local Government | 110 | 119 | 124 | -7.6 | -11.3 |
| Local Education | 27 | 28 | 25 | -3.6 | 8.0 |
| Unclassified | 368 | 341 | 404 | 7.9 | -8.9 |
| Laramie County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 365 | 426 | 445 | -14.3 | -18.0 |
| Goods-Producing | 135 | 195 | 180 | -30.8 | -25.0 |
| Construction | 113 | 161 | 151 | -29.8 | -25.2 |
| Service-Providing | 172 | 187 | 202 | -8.0 | -14.9 |
| Trade, Transp., and Utilities | 54 | 74 | 69 | -27.0 | -21.7 |
| Financial Activities | 9 | 13 | 14 | -30.8 | -35.7 |
| Prof. and Business Services | 35 | 30 | 30 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
| Educational and Health Services | 27 | 28 | 24 | -3.6 | 12.5 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 34 | 23 | 43 | 47.8 | -20.9 |
| Government | 43 | 29 | 49 | 48.3 | -12.2 |
| Unclassified | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0.0 | 7.1 |
| Natrona County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 308 | 453 | 451 | -32.0 | -31.7 |
| Goods-Producing | 124 | 200 | 206 | -38.0 | -39.8 |
| Construction | 87 | 166 | 129 | -47.6 | -32.6 |
| Service-Providing | 167 | 226 | 219 | -26.1 | -23.7 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 49 | 75 | 80 | -34.7 | -38.8 |
| Financial Activities | 6 | 4 | 9 | 50.0 | -33.3 |
| Professional and Business Services | 28 | 39 | 32 | -28.2 | -12.5 |
| Educational and Health Services | 27 | 35 | 44 | -22.9 | -38.6 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 36 | 39 | 37 | -7.7 | -2.7 |
| Government | 8 | 15 | 14 | -46.7 | -42.9 |
| Unclassified | 9 | 12 | 12 | -25.0 | -25.0 |
aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts.