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November 2009


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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims were essentially unchanged compared to August 2009 and 125.6% greater than a year ago. Trade, transportation & utilities, construction, and manufacturing continued to be industries of considerable claims activity.

Percent Change Claims Filed
Claims Filed Sep 09 Sep 09
Sep 09 Aug 09 Sep 08 Aug 09 Sep 08
 
Wyoming Statewide
Total Claims Filed 3,337 3,321 1,479 0.5 125.6
Goods-Producing 1,229 1,380 618 -10.9 98.9
   Natural Resources and Mining 315 368 179 -14.4 76.0
      Mining 302 346 176 -12.7 71.6
         Oil & Gas Extraction 22 16 87 37.5 -74.7
   Construction 794 791 389 0.4 104.1
   Manufacturing 120 221 50 -45.7 140.0
Service-Providing 1,505 1,380 635 9.1 137.0
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 513 497 207 3.2 147.8
      Wholesale Trade 77 90 32 -14.4 140.6
      Retail Trade 285 252 115 13.1 147.8
      Transp., Warehousing and Utilities 151 155 60 -2.6 151.7
   Information 16 15 15 6.7 6.7
   Financial Activities 63 61 29 3.3 117.2
   Professional and Business Services 269 227 129 18.5 108.5
   Educational and Health Services 165 173 82 -4.6 101.2
   Leisure and Hospitality 387 274 149 41.2 159.7
   Other Services, except Public Admin. 92 133 24 -30.8 283.3
Government 207 182 112 13.7 84.8
   Federal Government 70 34 34 105.9 105.9
   State Government 19 30 13 -36.7 46.2
   Local Government 118 118 65 0.0 81.5
      Local Education 34 39 17 -12.8 100.0
Unclassified 396 379 114 4.5 247.4
Laramie County
Total Claims Filed 414 355 226 16.6 83.2
Goods-Producing 157 109 76 44.0 106.6
   Construction 140 80 68 75.0 105.9
Service-Providing 212 201 115 5.5 84.3
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 73 80 45 -8.8 62.2
   Financial Activities 10 13 4 -23.1 150.0
   Professional and Business Services 45 28 31 60.7 45.2
   Educational and Health Services 31 37 19 -16.2 63.2
   Leisure and Hospitality 35 26 9 34.6 288.9
Government 31 30 17 3.3 82.4
Unclassified 14 15 18 -6.7 -22.2
Natrona County
Total Claims Filed 401 434 183 -7.6 119.1
Goods-Producing 133 158 80 -15.8 66.3
   Construction 87 79 49 10.1 77.6
Service-Providing 238 244 94 -2.5 153.2
   Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 80 84 32 -4.8 150.0
   Financial Activities 10 12 9 -16.7 11.1
   Professional and Business Services 39 24 23 62.5 69.6
   Educational and Health Services 29 22 16 31.8 81.3
   Leisure and Hospitality 45 44 9 2.3 400.0
Government 17 22 0 -22.7 0.0
Unclassified 13 10 9 30.0 44.4

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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