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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2025

Updated October 23, 2025, for the week ending October 18, 2025.

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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, 2024 Week 42 and 2025 Weeks 41 and 42
Week ending October 17, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 42.
Updated October 23, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 42 2025 Week 41 2024 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 1,238 1,191 1,186 47 3.9 52 4.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 82 79 72 3 3.8 10 13.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 73 70 65 3 4.3 8 12.3
23-Construction (23) 201 188 181 13 6.9 20 11.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 46 55 6 13.0 -3 -5.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 49 48 46 1 2.1 3 6.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 100 97 96 3 3.1 4 4.2
51-Information (51) 25 N/D 20 N/D N/D 5 25.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 52 57 55 -5 -8.8 -3 -5.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 198 191 152 7 3.7 46 30.3
61-Educational services (61) 29 26 34 3 11.5 -5 -14.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 135 133 141 2 1.5 -6 -4.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 152 143 173 9 6.3 -21 -12.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 38 40 46 -2 -5.0 -8 -17.4
92-Public administration (92) 45 48 45 -3 -6.3 0 0.0
999-Unclassified (999) 8 5 N/D 3 60.0 N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 42 2025 Week 41 2024 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 494 461 444 33 7.2 50 11.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 15 15 19 0 0.0 -4 -21.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 11 11 21 0 0.0 -10 -47.6
23-Construction (23) 88 79 60 9 11.4 28 46.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 10 17 N/D -7 -41.2 N/D N/D
42-Wholesale trade (42) 6 10 10 -4 -40.0 -4 -40.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 31 26 21 5 19.2 10 47.6
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 9 9 6 0 0.0 3 50.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 43 50 43 -7 -14.0 0 0.0
61-Educational services (61) N/D 6 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 26 22 29 4 18.2 -3 -10.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 206 181 181 25 13.8 25 13.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 8 5 11 3 60.0 -3 -27.3
92-Public administration (92) 24 26 18 -2 -7.7 6 33.3
999-Unclassified (999) 9 N/D 6 N/D N/D 3 50.0
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 42 2025 Week 41 2024 Week 42 N % N %
 Total 1,873 1,676 1,598 197 11.8 275 17.2
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) 114 117 94 -3 -2.6 20 21.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 109 115 74 -6 -5.2 35 47.3
23-Construction (23) 332 297 228 35 11.8 104 45.6
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 101 92 84 9 9.8 17 20.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 59 54 46 5 9.3 13 28.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 141 136 133 5 3.7 8 6.0
51-Information (51) 26 N/D 23 N/D N/D 3 13.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 63 61 -6 -9.5 -4 -6.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 230 214 204 16 7.5 26 12.7
61-Educational services (61) 45 38 42 7 18.4 3 7.1
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 177 171 171 6 3.5 6 3.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 338 221 322 117 52.9 16 5.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 45 49 43 -4 -8.2 2 4.7
92-Public administration (92) 82 68 61 14 20.6 21 34.4
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 12 6 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, 10/23/25.