Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Initial Claims--Statewide, by Industry

Statewide, almost every industry experienced a decline in initial claims from April to May 1996. Exceptions were: Wholesale Trade; Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate; Personal & Business Services; Local Government; and Local Education.

CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
MAY 96 APR 96 MAY 95 APR 96-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,636 1,801 1,760 -9.2 -7.0
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 604 711 734 -15.0 -17.7
--Manufacturing 104 119 133 -12.6 -21.8
--Mining 127 184 219 -31.0 -42.0
----Oil & Gas Extraction 102 166 185 -38.6 -44.9
--Construction 373 408 382 -8.6 -2.4
CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
MAY 96 APR 96 MAY 95 APR 96-MAY 96 MAY 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 849 933 893 -9.0 -4.9
--Transportation & Public Utilities 63 73 82 -13.7 -23.2
----Transportation 54 59 63 -8.5 -14.3
----Communications & Public Utilities 9 14 19 -35.7 -52.6
--Trade 310 353 307 -12.2 1.0
----Wholesale Trade 61 48 51 27.1 19.6
----Retail Trade 249 305 256 -18.4 -2.7
--Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate 24 22 36 9.1 -33.3
--Services 322 354 321 -9.0 0.3
----Personal & Business Services 89 79 55 12.7 61.8
----Health Services 26 50 34 -48.0 -23.5
--Government 130 131 147 -0.8 -11.6
----Local Government 65 48 82 35.4 -20.7
------Local Education 19 9 30 111.1 -36.7
UNCLASSIFIED 183 157 133 16.6 37.6


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