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June 2011

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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Substantial declines in over-the-year continued weeks claimed occurred in mining (-41.3%) and wholesale trade (-42.2%).

Percent Change Weeks Claimed
Continued Weeks Claimed Apr_11 Apr_11
Apr_11 Mar_10 Apr_10 Mar_11 Apr_10
 
Wyoming Statewide
Total Weeks Claimed 32,734 36,765 44,526 -11.0 -26.5
Extended Weeks Claimed   17,773  18,698   26,831 -4.9 -33.8
Total Unique Claimants*   10,035   8,937   13,101 12.3 -23.4
Benefit Exhaustions    1,138   1,055    1,530 7.9 -25.6
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 11.3% 11.8% 11.7% -0.5% -0.3%
Goods-Producing   11,847 15,156 18,135 -21.8 -34.7
Natural Resources & Mining     1,825    1,890     3,066 -3.4 -40.5
  Mining     1,618    1,630     2,756 -0.7 -41.3
Oil & Gas Extraction        118       129        161 -8.5 -26.7
   Construction     8,678  11,702   12,947 -25.8 -33.0
   Manufacturing     1,344    1,564     2,122 -14.1 -36.7
Service-Providing   14,966  14,789   19,448 1.2 -23.0
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities     4,261    4,568     5,882 -6.7 -27.6
  Wholesale Trade        539       620        933 -13.1 -42.2
  Retail Trade     2,722    2,884     3,507 -5.6 -22.4
  Transp., Wareh., & Utilities     1,000    1,064     1,442 -6.0 -30.7
   Information        202       205        289 -1.5 -30.1
   Financial Activities        541       634        939 -14.7 -42.4
   Prof. & Business Services     2,360    3,116     3,339 -24.3 -29.3
   Educational & Health Services     1,673    1,626     1,722 2.9 -2.8
   Leisure & Hospitality     5,327    3,987     6,271 33.6 -15.1
   Other Svcs., ex. Public Admin.        602       653     1,006 -7.8 -40.2
Government     2,729    3,314     2,937 -17.7 -7.1
   Federal Government     1,262    1,618     1,037 -22.0 21.7
   State Government        258       281        337 -8.2 -23.4
   Local Government     1,209    1,415     1,563 -14.6 -22.6
  Local Education        213       249        325 -14.5 -34.5
Unclassified     3,192    3,506     4,006 -9.0 -20.3
 
Laramie County
Total Weeks Claimed     3,551    4,476     5,153 -20.7 -31.1
Total Unique Claimants    1,065   1,116    1,511 -4.6 -29.5
Goods-Producing 1,228 1,902 2,014 -35.4 -39.0
   Construction     1,049    1,645     1,685 -36.2 -37.7
Service-Providing     1,824    2,030     2,544 -10.1 -28.3
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities        599       665        974 -9.9 -38.5
   Financial Activities        101       131        203 -22.9 -50.2
   Prof. & Business Services        363       501        484 -27.5 -25.0
   Educational & Health Svcs.        415       405        293 2.5 41.6
   Leisure and Hospitality        247       226        369 9.3 -33.1
Government        402       438        480 -8.2 -16.3
Unclassified         97       106        115 -8.5 -15.7
 
Natrona County
Total Weeks Claimed     3,169    4,113     4,555 -23.0 -30.4
Total Unique Claimants       928   1,010    1,334 -8.1 -30.4
Goods-Producing        987    1,460     1,871 -32.4 -47.2
   Construction        678    1,085     1,216 -37.5 -44.2
Service-Providing     1,968    2,376     2,365 -17.2 -16.8
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities        726       944        839 -23.1 -13.5
   Financial Activities         65        84        145 -22.6 -55.2
   Professional & Business Svcs.        350       424        421 -17.5 -16.9
   Educational & Health Services        305       322        370 -5.3 -17.6
   Leisure & Hospitality        323       381        346 -15.2 -6.6
Government        137       193        191 -29.0 -28.3
Unclassified         77        84        128 -8.3 -39.8
 
*Does not include claimants receiving extended benefits

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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.


Last modified by Michael Moore.