"Statewide, Services shows an increase in continued claims in October over the prior year (22.4%). However, this increase was offset by a decrease in Construction (-35.4%)."

						Percent Change
						Weeks Claimed
			Weeks Claimed			Oct 01	Oct 01
			Oct 01	Sept 01	Oct 00	Sept 01	Oct 00

WYOMING STATEWIDE

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			7,255	6,118	7,169	18.6	1.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			2,168	1,971	2,485	10.0	-12.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			2,071	1,777	2,528	16.5	-18.1
	Mining		494	399	459	23.8	7.6
		Oil & Gas Extraction	365	281	254	29.9	43.7
	Construction		1,073	928	1,662	15.6	-35.4
	Manufacturing		504	450	407	12.0	23.8
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			4,258	3,511	4,028	21.3	5.7
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		406	293	279	38.6	45.5
		Transportation	290	188	186	54.3	55.9
		Communications & Public Utilities	116	105	93	10.5	24.7
	Trade		1,102	975	1,139	13.0	-3.2
		Wholesale Trade	175	146	205	19.9	-14.6
		Retail Trade	927	829	934	11.8	-0.7
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		145	147	153	-1.4	-5.2
	Services		1,985	1,560	1,622	27.2	22.4
		Personal & Business Services	562	523	434	7.5	29.5
		Health Services	198	206	238	-3.9	-16.8
	Government		620	536	835	15.7	-25.7
		Local Government	281	303	311	-7.3	-9.6
		Local Education	88	109	154	-19.3	-42.9
UNCLASSIFIED			926	830	613	11.6	51.1

LARAMIE COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			1,034	927	917	11.5	12.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			287	283	313	1.4	-8.3

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			185	202	226	-8.4	-18.1
	Mining		1	0	32	0.0	-96.9
		Oil & Gas Extraction	0	0	0	0.0	0.0
	Construction		110	116	172	-5.2	-36.0
	Manufacturing		74	86	22	-14.0	236.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			758	628	609	20.7	24.5
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		133	89	82	49.4	62.2
		Transportation	97	58	58	67.2	67.2
		Communications & Public Utilities	36	31	24	16.1	50.0
	Trade		163	139	162	17.3	0.6
		Wholesale Trade	36	24	15	50.0	140.0
		Retail Trade	127	115	147	10.4	-13.6
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		42	45	49	-6.7	-14.3
	Services		321	266	232	20.7	38.4
		Personal & Business Services	133	110	79	20.9	68.4
		Health Services	47	36	53	30.6	-11.3
	Government		99	89	84	11.2	17.9
		Local Government	20	32	18	-37.5	11.1
		Local Education	3	16	14	-81.3	-78.6
UNCLASSIFIED			91	97	82	-6.2	11.0

NATRONA COUNTY

TOTAL CLAIMS FILED			793	743	1,101	6.7	-28.0
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS			246	240	366	2.5	-32.8

TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING			260	186	397	39.8	-34.5
	Mining		68	52	86	30.8	-20.9
		Oil & Gas Extraction	68	50	82	36.0	-17.1
	Construction		143	99	247	44.4	-42.1
	Manufacturing		49	35	64	40.0	-23.4
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING			467	497	664	-6.0	-29.7
	Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities		37	44	59	-15.9	-37.3
		Transportation	23	26	28	-11.5	-17.9
		Communications & Public Utilities	14	18	31	-22.2	-54.8
	Trade		144	131	219	9.9	-34.2
		Wholesale Trade	42	31	69	35.5	-39.1
		Retail Trade	102	100	150	2.0	-32.0
	Finance, Insurance & Real Estate		17	22	17	-22.7	0.0
	Services		212	245	263	-13.5	-19.4
		Personal & Business Services	72	76	108	-5.3	-33.3
		Health Services	39	54	54	-27.8	-27.8
	Government		57	55	106	3.6	-46.2
		Local Government	37	41	26	-9.8	42.3
		Local Education	18	28	11	-35.7	63.6
UNCLASSIFIED			66	60	40	10.0	65.0