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

	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	APR 97	MAR 97	APR 96	MAR 97-APR 97	APR 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	1,932	2,566	2,235	-24.7	-13.6
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	570	797	724	-28.5	-21.3
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING	851	1,333	879	-36.2	-3.2
--Manufacturing	99	169	91	-41.4	8.8
--Mining	2	19	29	-89.5	-93.1
----Oil & Gas Extraction	2	19	29	-89.5	-93.1
--Construction	750	1,145	759	-34.5	-1.2
	WEEKS CLAIMED			% CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
	APR 97	MAR 97	APR 96	MAR 97-APR 97	APR 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING	1,039	1,171	1,269	-11.3	-18.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities	146	148	122	-1.4	19.7
----Transportation	124	133	114	-6.8	8.8
----Communications & Public Utilities	23	15	9	53.3	155.6
--Trade	407	438	443	-7.1	-8.1
----Wholesale Trade	35	43	44	-18.6	-20.5
----Retail Trade	372	395	398	-5.8	-6.5
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate	78	101	106	-22.8	-26.4
--Services	301	369	448	-18.4	-32.8
----Personal & Business Services	102	126	155	-19.0	-34.2
----Health Services	47	41	87	14.6	-46.0
--Government	107	115	150	-7.0	-28.7
----Local Government	61	49	55	24.5	10.9
------Local Education	20	15	16	33.3	25.0
UNCLASSIFIED	42	62	87	-32.3	-51.7