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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2026

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry

Table 2: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2025 Week 36 and 2026 Weeks 35 and 36
Week ending September 12, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 36.
Updated September 17, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 36 2026 Week 35 2025 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 1,008 1,055 1,195 -47 -4.5 -187 -15.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 44 54 91 -10 -18.5 -47 -51.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 46 47 74 -1 -2.1 -28 -37.8
23-Construction (23) 174 174 193 0 0.0 -19 -9.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 39 40 52 -1 -2.5 -13 -25.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 39 40 60 -1 -2.5 -21 -35.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 85 95 99 -10 -10.5 -14 -14.1
51-Information (51) 23 21 24 2 9.5 -1 -4.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 51 60 63 -9 -15.0 -12 -19.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 172 173 190 -1 -0.6 -18 -9.5
61-Educational services (61) 34 34 33 0 0.0 1 3.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 125 128 126 -3 -2.3 -1 -0.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 103 109 104 -6 -5.5 -1 -1.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 37 40 38 -3 -7.5 -1 -2.6
92-Public administration (92) 30 34 45 -4 -11.8 -15 -33.3
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 36 2026 Week 35 2025 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 155 234 239 -79 -33.8 -84 -35.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 6 12 12 -6 -50.0 -6 -50.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities N/D 13 25 N/D N/D N/D N/D
23-Construction (23) 42 55 60 -13 -23.6 -18 -30.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing N/D N/D 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 8 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 16 28 25 -12 -42.9 -9 -36.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities N/D N/D 15 N/D N/D N/D N/D
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 18 19 24 -1 -5.3 -6 -25.0
61-Educational services (61) 7 7 5 0 0.0 2 40.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 11 34 16 -23 -67.6 -5 -31.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 26 32 21 -6 -18.8 5 23.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 5 6 N/D -1 -16.7 N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 6 7 11 -1 -14.3 -5 -45.5
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 36 2026 Week 35 2025 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 1,359 1,386 1,696 -27 -1.9 -337 -19.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 6 5 N/D 1 20.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 59 74 134 -15 -20.3 -75 -56.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 58 58 114 0 0.0 -56 -49.1
23-Construction (23) 245 237 334 8 3.4 -89 -26.6
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 63 68 99 -5 -7.4 -36 -36.4
42-Wholesale trade (42) 49 44 72 5 11.4 -23 -31.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 113 112 126 1 0.9 -13 -10.3
51-Information (51) 25 24 26 1 4.2 -1 -3.8
52, 53 - Financial Activities 54 61 59 -7 -11.5 -5 -8.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 193 200 251 -7 -3.5 -58 -23.1
61-Educational services (61) 62 68 45 -6 -8.8 17 37.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 201 197 171 4 2.0 30 17.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 128 129 135 -1 -0.8 -7 -5.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 41 41 52 0 0.0 -11 -21.2
92-Public administration (92) 52 58 69 -6 -10.3 -17 -24.6
999-Unclassified (999) 10 10 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
 = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 9/17/26.