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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 29 and 2026 Weeks 28 and 29
Week ending July 25, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 29.
Updated July 30, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 29 2026 Week 28 2025 Week 29 N % N %
 Total 1,100 1,139 1,214 -39 -3.4 -114 -9.4
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) 63 63 95 0 0.0 -32 -33.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 51 48 65 3 6.3 -14 -21.5
23-Construction (23) 153 169 193 -16 -9.5 -40 -20.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 49 46 54 3 6.5 -5 -9.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 40 44 46 -4 -9.1 -6 -13.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 87 98 101 -11 -11.2 -14 -13.9
51-Information (51) 26 26 22 0 0.0 4 18.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 63 71 68 -8 -11.3 -5 -7.4
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 192 204 179 -12 -5.9 13 7.3
61-Educational services (61) 38 36 39 2 5.6 -1 -2.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 142 147 145 -5 -3.4 -3 -2.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 104 101 118 3 3.0 -14 -11.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 44 44 41 0 0.0 3 7.3
92-Public administration (92) 39 36 39 3 8.3 0 0.0
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 29 2026 Week 28 2025 Week 29 N % N %
 Total 190 222 251 -32 -14.4 -61 -24.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 0 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 6 13 24 -7 -53.8 -18 -75.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 12 7 9 5 71.4 3 33.3
23-Construction (23) 40 38 73 2 5.3 -33 -45.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 9 12 14 -3 -25.0 -5 -35.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 7 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 13 20 18 -7 -35.0 -5 -27.8
51-Information (51) N/D 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 6 9 8 -3 -33.3 -2 -25.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 21 20 23 1 5.0 -2 -8.7
61-Educational services (61) 6 5 8 1 20.0 -2 -25.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 31 45 29 -14 -31.1 2 6.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 22 19 21 3 15.8 1 4.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 6 N/D 1 16.7 N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 8 12 5 -4 -33.3 3 60.0
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 29 2026 Week 28 2025 Week 29 N % N %
 Total 1,687 1,695 1,930 -8 -0.5 -243 -12.6
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) 75 72 150 3 4.2 -75 -50.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 66 68 100 -2 -2.9 -34 -34.0
23-Construction (23) 235 270 392 -35 -13.0 -157 -40.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 91 85 101 6 7.1 -10 -9.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 47 46 64 1 2.2 -17 -26.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 127 132 148 -5 -3.8 -21 -14.2
51-Information (51) 29 24 25 5 20.8 4 16.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 71 75 75 -4 -5.3 -4 -5.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 214 230 227 -16 -7.0 -13 -5.7
61-Educational services (61) 91 90 56 1 1.1 35 62.5
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 317 307 264 10 3.3 53 20.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 194 179 202 15 8.4 -8 -4.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 46 46 49 0 0.0 -3 -6.1
92-Public administration (92) 71 60 66 11 18.3 5 7.6
999-Unclassified (999) 7 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, 7/30/26.