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October 2010


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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Continued weeks claimed in August 2010 were 23.8% less than in August 2009. Notable over-the-month increases included oil & gas extraction (22.1%), federal government (18.7%), and financial activities (12.5%).

Percent Change Weeks Claimed
Continued Weeks Claimed Aug_10 Aug_10
Aug_10 Jul_10 Aug_09 Jul_10 Aug_09
 
Wyoming Statewide
Total Weeks Claimed 31,422 31,193 41,224 0.7 -23.8
Extended Weeks Claimed 19,456 13,724 10,477 41.8 85.7
Total Unique Claimants* 8,552 8,815 11,544 -3.0 -25.9
Benefit Exhaustions 1,204 1,365 1,341 -11.8 -10.2
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 14.1% 15.5% 11.6% -1.4% 2.5%
Goods-Producing 10,170 10,612 18,441 -4.2 -44.9
   Natural Resources & Mining 2,296 2,191 9,147 4.8 -74.9
  Mining 2,086 2,025 8,860 3.0 -76.5
Oil & Gas Extraction 160  131 408 22.1 -60.8
   Construction 6,686 7,111    7,431 -6.0 -10.0
   Manufacturing 1,188 1,310 1,863 -9.3 -36.2
Service-Providing 14,723 14,253 16,385 3.3 -10.1
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities 4,942 4,838 6,234 2.1 -20.7
  Wholesale Trade 998 971 1,616 2.8 -38.2
  Retail Trade 3,071 2,884 2,830 6.5 8.5
  Transp., Wareh., & Utilities 873 983 1,788 -11.2 -51.2
   Information 289 260 287 11.2 0.7
   Financial Activities 973 865 1,090 12.5 -10.7
   Prof. & Business Services 2,280 2,223 2,940 2.6 -22.4
   Educational & Health Services 2,400 2,252 2,120 6.6 13.2
   Leisure & Hospitality 2,740 2,808 2,562 -2.4 6.9
   Other Svcs., ex. Public Admin. 1,099 1,007 1,152 9.1 -4.6
Government 3,135 2,862 2,400 9.5 30.6
   Federal Government 1,014 854 501 18.7 102.4
   State Government 350 386 437 -9.3 -19.9
   Local Government 1,771 1,622 1,462 9.2 21.1
  Local Education 578 462 483 25.1 19.7
Unclassified 3,394 3,466 3,998 -2.1 -15.1
 
Laramie County
Total Weeks Claimed  4,150 4,094 3,911 1.4 6.1
Total Unique Claimants 1,146 1,136 1,099 0.9 4.3
Goods-Producing 903 938 976 -3.7 -7.5
   Construction 735 751 656 -2.1 12.0
Service-Providing 2,495 2,456 2,409 1.6 3.6
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities 889 930 872 -4.4 1.9
   Financial Activities 210 188 151 11.7 39.1
   Prof. & Business Services 360 327 455 10.1 -20.9
   Educational & Health Svcs. 503 435 438 15.6 14.8
   Leisure and Hospitality 303 347 314 -12.7 -3.5
Government 603 577 361 4.5 67.0
Unclassified 149 123 165 21.1 -9.7
 
Natrona County
Total Weeks Claimed  4,385  4,157    5,982 5.5 -26.7
Total Unique Claimants  1,270  1,182   1,641 7.4 -22.6
Goods-Producing  1,265  1,312    2,665 -3.6 -52.5
   Construction 641 681 627 -5.9 2.2
Service-Providing  2,788  2,568    2,953 8.6 -5.6
   Trade, Transp., & Utilities  1,061 947  1,240 12.0 -14.4
   Financial Activities 191 165 181 15.8 5.5
   Professional & Business Svcs. 335 327 397 2.4 -15.6
   Educational & Health Services 489 457 324 7.0 50.9
   Leisure & Hospitality 467 459 379 1.7 23.2
Government 271 202 194 34.2 39.7
Unclassified   61   75 170 -18.7 -64.1
 
*Does not include claimants receiving extended benefits

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.

 



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