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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 21 and 2026 Weeks 20 and 21
Week ending May 30, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 21.
Updated June 4, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 21 2026 Week 20 2025 Week 21 N % N %
 Total 1,265 1,313 1,307 -48 -3.7 -42 -3.2
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) 84 89 94 -5 -5.6 -10 -10.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 76 70 68 6 8.6 8 11.8
23-Construction (23) 212 232 230 -20 -8.6 -18 -7.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 49 54 57 -5 -9.3 -8 -14.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 41 46 51 -5 -10.9 -10 -19.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 88 96 114 -8 -8.3 -26 -22.8
51-Information (51) 23 22 26 1 4.5 -3 -11.5
52, 53 - Financial Activities 75 78 65 -3 -3.8 10 15.4
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 210 205 182 5 2.4 28 15.4
61-Educational services (61) 31 31 33 0 0.0 -2 -6.1
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 144 145 139 -1 -0.7 5 3.6
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 138 147 151 -9 -6.1 -13 -8.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 54 46 -3 -5.6 5 10.9
92-Public administration (92) 33 33 41 0 0.0 -8 -19.5
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 21 2026 Week 20 2025 Week 21 N % N %
 Total 243 270 231 -27 -10.0 12 5.2
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) 9 12 19 -3 -25.0 -10 -52.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 15 10 11 5 50.0 4 36.4
23-Construction (23) 49 82 52 -33 -40.2 -3 -5.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 5 11 5 -6 -54.5 0 0.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 6 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 20 15 21 5 33.3 -1 -4.8
51-Information (51) 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 7 9 8 -2 -22.2 -1 -12.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 22 25 22 -3 -12.0 0 0.0
61-Educational services (61) 8 11 8 -3 -27.3 0 0.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 67 25 29 42 168.0 38 131.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 24 40 26 -16 -40.0 -2 -7.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 5 5 9 0 0.0 -4 -44.4
92-Public administration (92) 6 10 9 -4 -40.0 -3 -33.3
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 21 2026 Week 20 2025 Week 21 N % N %
 Total 1,901 1,988 2,039 -87 -4.4 -138 -6.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 13 13 8 0 0.0 5 62.5
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 128 128 152 0 0.0 -24 -15.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 117 112 106 5 4.5 11 10.4
23-Construction (23) 372 368 383 4 1.1 -11 -2.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 99 102 116 -3 -2.9 -17 -14.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 50 54 64 -4 -7.4 -14 -21.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 127 142 174 -15 -10.6 -47 -27.0
51-Information (51) 27 23 32 4 17.4 -5 -15.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 79 82 73 -3 -3.7 6 8.2
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 225 227 228 -2 -0.9 -3 -1.3
61-Educational services (61) 52 56 41 -4 -7.1 11 26.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 190 196 168 -6 -3.1 22 13.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 308 356 372 -48 -13.5 -64 -17.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 55 60 44 -5 -8.3 11 25.0
92-Public administration (92) 52 61 72 -9 -14.8 -20 -27.8
999-Unclassified (999) 6 7 6 -1 -14.3 0 0.0
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, 6/4/26.