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Annual Unemployment Insurance (UI) statistics for Wyoming.
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Updated December 3, 2024.
Table 3: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Ending Balance by Quarter, 1983-2023 | ||||
Year | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
1983 | $16,138,770 | $8,468,609 | $2,807,030 | $5,461,599 |
1984 | $3,719,280 | $21,356,817 | $21,545,551 | $26,181,897 |
1985 | $22,367,247 | $33,682,181 | $40,691,930 | $43,560,948 |
1986 | $38,715,904 | $45,381,518 | $43,361,086 | $34,426,896 |
1987 | $18,012,350 | $14,917,370 | $16,768,080 | $17,160,905 |
1988 | $11,900,438 | $21,608,330 | $29,019,949 | $32,439,077 |
1989 | $27,886,295 | $38,549,078 | $47,234,097 | $52,539,386 |
1990 | $51,608,080 | $64,318,760 | $74,503,527 | $80,553,941 |
1991 | $79,702,197 | $87,493,214 | $93,610,678 | $96,093,278 |
1992 | $89,635,303 | $97,803,046 | $103,836,809 | $106,970,242 |
1993 | $103,952,390 | $112,473,245 | $120,132,922 | $124,965,892 |
1994 | $122,348,721 | $127,152,307 | $131,905,706 | $134,155,922 |
1995 | $129,628,967 | $132,941,944 | $138,145,929 | $139,602,411 |
1996 | $133,899,583 | $137,141,865 | $141,905,316 | $144,127,596 |
1997 | $139,916,008 | $146,032,886 | $152,679,390 | $156,708,102 |
1998 | $154,179,661 | $161,634,359 | $168,836,221 | $172,105,327 |
1999 | $167,630,909 | $174,262,448 | $181,308,612 | $185,062,023 |
2000 | $183,400,377 | $190,447,592 | $197,733,148 | $201,283,924 |
2001 | $198,396,546 | $205,371,945 | $212,402,133 | $215,645,924 |
2002 | $210,470,186 | $211,874,489 | $213,625,561 | $209,950,216 |
2003 | $198,858,152 | $196,754,286 | $197,320,961 | $194,367,590 |
2004 | $185,297,278 | $188,098,647 | $192,507,735 | $191,851,552 |
2005 | $185,045,709 | $192,520,715 | $201,406,593 | $204,878,612 |
2006 | $202,446,242 | $218,063,746 | $231,824,858 | $238,797,780 |
2007 | $237,989,786 | $250,807,533 | $261,814,441 | $267,882,953 |
2008 | $263,801,719 | $275,811,466 | $283,613,614 | $283,112,420 |
2009 | $257,281,942 | $230,119,161 | $208,065,293 | $179,839,606 |
2010 | $142,906,900 | $147,071,393 | $156,554,771 | $155,150,542 |
2011 | $139,545,757 | $166,452,867 | $185,421,460 | $194,651,075 |
2012 | $186,896,254 | $225,478,287 | $250,482,718 | $266,652,426 |
2013 | $257,415,874 | $292,921,353 | $316,965,851 | $328,508,410 |
2014 | $326,726,456 | $359,621,703 | $382,962,199 | $395,753,895 |
2015 | $390,923,522 | $393,473,092 | $395,109,105 | $389,352,732 |
2016 | $364,440,063 | $351,915,180 | $346,645,837 | $340,679,814 |
2017 | $324,697,383 | $336,130,546 | $346,028,938 | $349,473,781 |
2018 | $342,151,812 | $362,665,699 | $376,693,993 | $384,647,341 |
2019 | $382,156,288 | $404,524,340 | $418,917,218 | $423,283,629 |
2020 | $415,741,123 | $352,921,704 | $350,322,524 | $330,012,268 |
2021 | $313,928,663 | $376,236,891 | $402,294,202 | $475,436,095 |
2022 | $474,598,491 | $489,607,473 | $500,255,085 | $503,302,122 |
2023 | $500,159,317 | $511,529,343 | $523,376,387 | $526,956,027 |
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims database. | ||||
Prepared by M. Halama, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 12/3/24. |
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