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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 2 and 2026 Weeks 1 and 2
Week ending January 17, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 2.
Updated January 22, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 1,665 1,654 1,559 11 0.7 106 6.8
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 19 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 92 104 83 -12 -11.5 9 10.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 85 85 84 0 0.0 1 1.2
23-Construction (23) 418 400 392 18 4.5 26 6.6
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 57 66 -5 -8.8 -14 -21.2
42-Wholesale trade (42) 64 60 54 4 6.7 10 18.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 109 110 130 -1 -0.9 -21 -16.2
51-Information (51) 28 29 21 -1 -3.4 7 33.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 75 68 48 7 10.3 27 56.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 259 261 228 -2 -0.8 31 13.6
61-Educational services (61) 31 28 34 3 10.7 -3 -8.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 132 135 123 -3 -2.2 9 7.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 204 202 183 2 1.0 21 11.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 55 53 49 2 3.8 6 12.2
92-Public administration (92) 45 44 41 1 2.3 4 9.8
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 5 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 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 432 680 764 -248 -36.5 -332 -43.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 5 11 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 23 32 47 -9 -28.1 -24 -51.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 23 39 45 -16 -41.0 -22 -48.9
23-Construction (23) 172 277 337 -105 -37.9 -165 -49.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 13 35 30 -22 -62.9 -17 -56.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 13 13 13 0 0.0 0 0.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 30 42 48 -12 -28.6 -18 -37.5
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 12 9 10 3 33.3 2 20.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 39 84 81 -45 -53.6 -42 -51.9
61-Educational services (61) 9 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 20 25 26 -5 -20.0 -6 -23.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 48 76 74 -28 -36.8 -26 -35.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 15 9 -8 -53.3 -2 -22.2
92-Public administration (92) 18 16 20 2 12.5 -2 -10.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 6 7 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 2 2026 Week 1 2025 Week 2 N % N %
 Total 3,355 3,265 3,034 90 2.8 321 10.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 24 22 28 2 9.1 -4 -14.3
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 158 175 183 -17 -9.7 -25 -13.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 143 125 99 18 14.4 44 44.4
23-Construction (23) 1,178 1,160 1,009 18 1.6 169 16.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 120 115 134 5 4.3 -14 -10.4
42-Wholesale trade (42) 79 72 63 7 9.7 16 25.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 186 173 178 13 7.5 8 4.5
51-Information (51) 33 31 24 2 6.5 9 37.5
52, 53 - Financial Activities 84 75 54 9 12.0 30 55.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 471 446 446 25 5.6 25 5.6
61-Educational services (61) 43 47 56 -4 -8.5 -13 -23.2
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 175 175 153 0 0.0 22 14.4
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 467 462 409 5 1.1 58 14.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 64 55 57 9 16.4 7 12.3
92-Public administration (92) 119 121 133 -2 -1.7 -14 -10.5
999-Unclassified (999) 11 11 8 0 0.0 3 37.5
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, 1/22/26.