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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Continued Claims--Statewide, by Industry

April 1997 was the third consecutive month in which total weeks claimed decreased (down 20.7% from March 1997 and down 21.8% from April 1996). Total unique claimants showed decreases over the month (26.4%) and year (30.5%) as well.

WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
APR 97 MAR 97 APR 96 MAR 97-APR 97 APR 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 18,135 22,868 23,203 -20.7 -21.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 5,055 6,867 7,271 -26.4 -30.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 8,538 11,733 10,883 -27.2 -21.5
--Manufacturing 1,676 2,028 1,939 -17.4 -13.6
--Mining 1,209 1,597 2,541 -24.3 -52.4
----Oil & Gas Extraction 996 1,273 2,380 -21.8 -58.2
--Construction 5,653 8,108 6,403 -30.3 -11.7
WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
APR 97 MAR 97 APR 96 MAR 97-APR 97 APR 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 9,329 10,471 10,778 -10.9 -13.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1,042 1,184 1,231 -12.0 -15.4
---Transportation 835 975 1,003 -14.4 -16.7
----Communications & Public Utilities 207 209 227 -1.0 -8.8
--Trade 3,313 3,490 3,638 -5.1 -8.9
----Wholesale Trade 418 469 645 -10.9 -35.2
----Retail Trade 2,895 3,021 2,993 -4.2 -3.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 294 338 397 -13.0 -25.9
--Services 3,660 4,200 4,216 -12.9 -13.2
----Personal & Business Services 973 1,150 1,025 -15.4 -5.1
----Health Services 372 346 573 7.5 -35.1
--Government 1,020 1,259 1,296 -19.0 -21.3
----Local Government 656 803 723 -18.3 -9.3
------Local Education 178 227 263 -21.6 -32.3
UNCLASSIFIED 268 664 1,543 -59.6 -82.6


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