Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Initial claims declined by 12.8% from June to July and 22.7% compared to July 2009. Claims declines in natural resources & mining led all industries on an over-the-year percentage basis.
| Percent Change Claims Filed | |||||
| Claims Filed | Jul_10 | Jul_10 | |||
| Jul_10 | Jun_10 | Jul_09 | Jun_10 | Jul_09 | |
| Wyoming Statewide | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 2,585 | 2,964 | 3,346 | -12.8 | -22.7 |
| Goods-Producing | 738 | 940 | 1,351 | -21.5 | -45.4 |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 142 | 172 | 468 | -17.4 | -69.7 |
| Mining | 127 | 162 | 449 | -21.6 | -71.7 |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 9 | 10 | 23 | -10.0 | -60.9 |
| Construction | 491 | 677 | 731 | -27.5 | -32.8 |
| Manufacturing | 105 | 91 | 152 | 15.4 | -30.9 |
| Service-Providing | 1,249 | 1,277 | 1,429 | -2.2 | -12.6 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 451 | 441 | 554 | 2.3 | -18.6 |
| Wholesale Trade | 152 | 126 | 104 | 20.6 | 46.2 |
| Retail Trade | 221 | 223 | 242 | -0.9 | -8.7 |
| Transp., Warehousing and Utilities | 78 | 92 | 208 | -15.2 | -62.5 |
| Information | 14 | 14 | 17 | 0.0 | -17.6 |
| Financial Activities | 72 | 42 | 79 | 71.4 | -8.9 |
| Professional and Business Services | 188 | 169 | 248 | 11.2 | -24.2 |
| Educational and Health Services | 184 | 241 | 176 | -23.7 | 4.5 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 253 | 269 | 256 | -5.9 | -1.2 |
| Other Services, except Public Admin. | 87 | 101 | 99 | -13.9 | -12.1 |
| Government | 281 | 346 | 214 | -18.8 | 31.3 |
| Federal Government | 102 | 136 | 43 | -25.0 | 137.2 |
| State Government | 31 | 31 | 42 | 0.0 | -26.2 |
| Local Government | 148 | 179 | 129 | -17.3 | 14.7 |
| Local Education | 48 | 101 | 42 | -52.5 | 14.3 |
| Unclassified | 317 | 401 | 352 | -20.9 | -9.9 |
| Laramie County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 316 | 396 | 393 | -20.2 | -19.6 |
| Goods-Producing | 65 | 112 | 106 | -42.0 | -38.7 |
| Construction | 55 | 97 | 82 | -43.3 | -32.9 |
| Service-Providing | 197 | 214 | 241 | -7.9 | -18.3 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 76 | 84 | 118 | -9.5 | -35.6 |
| Financial Activities | 13 | 7 | 12 | 85.7 | 8.3 |
| Professional and Business Services | 38 | 20 | 37 | 90.0 | 2.7 |
| Educational and Health Services | 27 | 46 | 35 | -41.3 | -22.9 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 26 | 44 | 29 | -40.9 | -10.3 |
| Government | 40 | 54 | 29 | -25.9 | 37.9 |
| Unclassified | 14 | 16 | 17 | -12.5 | -17.6 |
| Natrona County | |||||
| Total Claims Filed | 422 | 408 | 495 | 3.4 | -14.7 |
| Goods-Producing | 120 | 128 | 189 | -6.3 | -36.5 |
| Construction | 56 | 80 | 76 | -30.0 | -26.3 |
| Service-Providing | 263 | 232 | 279 | 13.4 | -5.7 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | 106 | 85 | 101 | 24.7 | 5.0 |
| Financial Activities | 15 | 12 | 12 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Professional and Business Services | 24 | 27 | 47 | -11.1 | -48.9 |
| Educational and Health Services | 35 | 41 | 42 | -14.6 | -16.7 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 55 | 52 | 40 | 5.8 | 37.5 |
| Government | 29 | 36 | 15 | -19.4 | 93.3 |
| Unclassified | 10 | 12 | 12 | -16.7 | -16.7 |
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.