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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 42 and 2026 Weeks 41 and 42
Week ending October 10, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 40.
Updated October 29, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 42 2026 Week 41 2025 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 1,087 1,080 1,243 7 0.6 -156 -12.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 47 51 82 -4 -7.8 -35 -42.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 54 53 73 1 1.9 -19 -26.0
23-Construction (23) 169 166 201 3 1.8 -32 -15.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 41 44 53 -3 -6.8 -12 -22.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 37 39 49 -2 -5.1 -12 -24.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 102 102 100 0 0.0 2 2.0
51-Information (51) 24 24 25 0 0.0 -1 -4.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 64 67 52 -3 -4.5 12 23.1
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 165 154 197 11 7.1 -32 -16.2
61-Educational services (61) 31 32 29 -1 -3.1 2 6.9
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 120 126 135 -6 -4.8 -15 -11.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 147 138 154 9 6.5 -7 -4.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 35 39 38 -4 -10.3 -3 -7.9
92-Public administration (92) 43 38 46 5 13.2 -3 -6.5
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 8 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 42 2026 Week 41 2025 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 413 436 511 -23 -5.3 -98 -19.2
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) 11 12 15 -1 -8.3 -4 -26.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 15 20 11 -5 -25.0 4 36.4
23-Construction (23) 63 59 89 4 6.8 -26 -29.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 11 28 12 -17 -60.7 -1 -8.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 5 5 6 0 0.0 -1 -16.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 28 26 31 2 7.7 -3 -9.7
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 13 9 9 4 44.4 4 44.4
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 34 45 44 -11 -24.4 -10 -22.7
61-Educational services (61) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 18 18 26 0 0.0 -8 -30.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 185 180 216 5 2.8 -31 -14.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 11 8 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 16 12 26 4 33.3 -10 -38.5
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 5 10 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 42 2026 Week 41 2025 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 1,603 1,431 1,873 172 12.0 -270 -14.4
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) 58 60 114 -2 -3.3 -56 -49.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 76 56 109 20 35.7 -33 -30.3
23-Construction (23) 221 228 332 -7 -3.1 -111 -33.4
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 78 60 101 18 30.0 -23 -22.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 41 44 59 -3 -6.8 -18 -30.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 137 136 141 1 0.7 -4 -2.8
51-Information (51) 26 26 26 0 0.0 0 0.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 63 57 -6 -9.5 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 193 168 230 25 14.9 -37 -16.1
61-Educational services (61) 56 55 44 1 1.8 12 27.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 179 185 177 -6 -3.2 2 1.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 382 257 339 125 48.6 43 12.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 34 34 45 0 0.0 -11 -24.4
92-Public administration (92) 55 48 82 7 14.6 -27 -32.9
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D 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, 10/29/26.