Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Initial claims increased by 128.9% from May 2008 to May 2009. However, claims declined by 30.5% from April to May, which was in line with long-term averages.
| Percent Change Claims Filed | |||||
| Claims Filed | May_09 | May_09 | |||
| May_09 | Apr_09 | May_08 | Apr_09 | May_08 | |
| Wyoming Statewide | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 3,813 | 5,483 | 1,666 | -30.5 | 128.9 |
| Goods-Producing | 1,744 | 2,502 | 729 | -30.3 | 139.2 |
| Natural Resources and Mining (11,21) | 702 | 1,033 | 134 | -32.0 | 423.9 |
| Mining (21) | 686 | 1,002 | 121 | -31.5 | 466.9 |
| Oil & Gas Extraction (211) | 30 | 74 | 13 | -59.5 | 130.8 |
| Construction (23) | 834 | 1,235 | 541 | -32.5 | 54.2 |
| Manufacturing (31 - 33) | 208 | 234 | 54 | -11.1 | 285.2 |
| Service-Providing | 1,521 | 2,332 | 697 | -34.8 | 118.2 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49) | 526 | 694 | 230 | -24.2 | 128.7 |
| Wholesale Trade (42) | 106 | 136 | 39 | -22.1 | 171.8 |
| Retail Trade (44 - 45) | 242 | 326 | 91 | -25.8 | 165.9 |
| Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (22,48 - 49) | 178 | 232 | 100 | -23.3 | 78.0 |
| Information (51) | 26 | 27 | 16 | -3.7 | 62.5 |
| Financial Activities (52, 53) | 81 | 79 | 26 | 2.5 | 211.5 |
| Professional and Business Services (54-56) | 255 | 338 | 90 | -24.6 | 183.3 |
| Educational and Health Services (61-62) | 192 | 144 | 145 | 33.3 | 32.4 |
| Leisure and Hospitality (71-72) | 339 | 929 | 160 | -63.5 | 111.9 |
| Other Services, except Public Admin. (81) | 102 | 121 | 30 | -15.7 | 240.0 |
| Government | 214 | 208 | 124 | 2.9 | 72.6 |
| Federal Government | 47 | 62 | 19 | -24.2 | 147.4 |
| State Government | 29 | 30 | 12 | -3.3 | 141.7 |
| Local Government | 138 | 116 | 93 | 19.0 | 48.4 |
| Local Education | 32 | 19 | 19 | 68.4 | 68.4 |
| Unclassified | 334 | 441 | 116 | -24.3 | 187.9 |
| Laramie County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 426 | 449 | 253 | -5.1 | 68.4 |
| Goods-Producing | 134 | 172 | 99 | -22.1 | 35.4 |
| Construction (23) | 110 | 146 | 87 | -24.7 | 26.4 |
| Service-Providing | 247 | 218 | 127 | 13.3 | 94.5 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49) | 72 | 87 | 34 | -17.2 | 111.8 |
| Financial Activities (52, 53) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 37.5 | 120.0 |
| Professional and Business Services (54-56) | 76 | 44 | 23 | 72.7 | 230.4 |
| Educational and Health Services (61-62) | 47 | 28 | 30 | 67.9 | 56.7 |
| Leisure and Hospitality (71-72) | 29 | 43 | 28 | -32.6 | 3.6 |
| Government | 36 | 33 | 13 | 9.1 | 176.9 |
| Unclassified | 9 | 26 | 14 | -65.4 | -35.7 |
| Natrona County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 511 | 687 | 233 | -25.6 | 119.3 |
| Goods-Producing | 239 | 342 | 115 | -30.1 | 107.8 |
| Construction (23) | 80 | 137 | 86 | -41.6 | -7.0 |
| Service-Providing | 238 | 314 | 109 | -24.2 | 118.3 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (22,42,44-45,48-49) | 85 | 129 | 16 | -34.1 | 431.3 |
| Financial Activities (52, 53) | 13 | 16 | 10 | -18.8 | 30.0 |
| Professional and Business Services (54-56) | 32 | 47 | 16 | -31.9 | 100.0 |
| Educational and Health Services (61-62) | 27 | 21 | 35 | 28.6 | -22.9 |
| Leisure and Hospitality (71-72) | 49 | 55 | 24 | -10.9 | 104.2 |
| Government | 18 | 16 | 5 | 12.5 | 260.0 |
| Unclassified | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6.7 | 300.0 |
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.
