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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 9 and 2026 Weeks 8 and 9
Week ending March 7, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 9.
Updated March 12, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 9 2026 Week 8 2025 Week 9 N % N %
 Total 1,628 1,626 1,641 2 0.1 -13 -0.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 14 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 92 90 85 2 2.2 7 8.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 90 96 80 -6 -6.3 10 12.5
23-Construction (23) 401 411 472 -10 -2.4 -71 -15.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 63 57 68 6 10.5 -5 -7.4
42-Wholesale trade (42) 58 55 51 3 5.5 7 13.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 111 111 115 0 0.0 -4 -3.5
51-Information (51) 23 22 30 1 4.5 -7 -23.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 72 76 68 -4 -5.3 4 5.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 267 259 242 8 3.1 25 10.3
61-Educational services (61) 37 35 29 2 5.7 8 27.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 128 123 116 5 4.1 12 10.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 167 167 175 0 0.0 -8 -4.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 50 59 49 -9 -15.3 1 2.0
92-Public administration (92) 53 50 38 3 6.0 15 39.5
999-Unclassified (999) 5 6 N/D -1 -16.7 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 9 2026 Week 8 2025 Week 9 N % N %
 Total 367 323 329 44 13.6 38 11.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 25 12 20 13 108.3 5 25.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 13 16 41 -3 -18.8 -28 -68.3
23-Construction (23) 86 114 88 -28 -24.6 -2 -2.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 18 13 7 5 38.5 11 157.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 8 11 10 -3 -27.3 -2 -20.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 32 26 19 6 23.1 13 68.4
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 9 11 12 -2 -18.2 -3 -25.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 22 35 33 -13 -37.1 -11 -33.3
61-Educational services (61) 7 9 9 -2 -22.2 -2 -22.2
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 28 17 24 11 64.7 4 16.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 99 30 34 69 230.0 65 191.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 7 9 0 0.0 -2 -22.2
92-Public administration (92) 8 12 19 -4 -33.3 -11 -57.9
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 7 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 9 2026 Week 8 2025 Week 9 N % N %
 Total 3,130 3,242 3,353 -112 -3.5 -223 -6.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 20 21 29 -1 -4.8 -9 -31.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 158 155 202 3 1.9 -44 -21.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 165 171 138 -6 -3.5 27 19.6
23-Construction (23) 1,085 1,147 1,266 -62 -5.4 -181 -14.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 133 134 158 -1 -0.7 -25 -15.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 77 72 69 5 6.9 8 11.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 179 187 184 -8 -4.3 -5 -2.7
51-Information (51) 22 23 36 -1 -4.3 -14 -38.9
52, 53 - Financial Activities 82 87 68 -5 -5.7 14 20.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 434 432 451 2 0.5 -17 -3.8
61-Educational services (61) 52 47 39 5 10.6 13 33.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 161 166 153 -5 -3.0 8 5.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 365 392 361 -27 -6.9 4 1.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 57 63 49 -6 -9.5 8 16.3
92-Public administration (92) 130 135 136 -5 -3.7 -6 -4.4
999-Unclassified (999) 10 10 13 0 0.0 -3 -23.1
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, 3/12/26.