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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 43 and 2026 Weeks 42 and 43
Week ending October 31, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 43.
Updated November 5, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 43 2026 Week 42 2025 Week 43 N % N %
 Total 1,147 1,090 1,239 57 5.2 -92 -7.4
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) 50 47 78 3 6.4 -28 -35.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 58 54 77 4 7.4 -19 -24.7
23-Construction (23) 171 169 206 2 1.2 -35 -17.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 41 49 11 26.8 3 6.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 38 37 49 1 2.7 -11 -22.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 106 101 96 5 5.0 10 10.4
51-Information (51) 25 24 22 1 4.2 3 13.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 63 56 -6 -9.5 1 1.8
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 178 168 197 10 6.0 -19 -9.6
61-Educational services (61) 35 31 29 4 12.9 6 20.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 127 120 122 7 5.8 5 4.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 166 149 161 17 11.4 5 3.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 33 35 39 -2 -5.7 -6 -15.4
92-Public administration (92) 41 43 46 -2 -4.7 -5 -10.9
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 11 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 43 2026 Week 42 2025 Week 43 N % N %
 Total 441 441 470 0 0.0 -29 -6.2
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) 14 11 14 3 27.3 0 0.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 17 16 18 1 6.3 -1 -5.6
23-Construction (23) 73 63 81 10 15.9 -8 -9.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 20 11 10 9 81.8 10 100.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 5 7 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 43 30 32 13 43.3 11 34.4
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 5 13 8 -8 -61.5 -3 -37.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 34 38 33 -4 -10.5 1 3.0
61-Educational services (61) 5 N/D 7 N/D N/D -2 -28.6
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 18 19 18 -1 -5.3 0 0.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 180 204 193 -24 -11.8 -13 -6.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 8 N/D 6 N/D N/D 2 33.3
92-Public administration (92) 12 16 25 -4 -25.0 -13 -52.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 16 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 43 2026 Week 42 2025 Week 43 N % N %
 Total 1,759 1,603 2,010 156 9.7 -251 -12.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 6 N/D 5 N/D N/D 1 20.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 61 58 120 3 5.2 -59 -49.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 80 76 89 4 5.3 -9 -10.1
23-Construction (23) 229 221 332 8 3.6 -103 -31.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 67 78 97 -11 -14.1 -30 -30.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 39 41 60 -2 -4.9 -21 -35.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 147 136 146 11 8.1 1 0.7
51-Information (51) 28 26 24 2 7.7 4 16.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 56 60 1 1.8 -3 -5.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 209 194 238 15 7.7 -29 -12.2
61-Educational services (61) 56 56 42 0 0.0 14 33.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 177 178 167 -1 -0.6 10 6.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 501 382 466 119 31.2 35 7.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 32 34 45 -2 -5.9 -13 -28.9
92-Public administration (92) 61 57 102 4 7.0 -41 -40.2
999-Unclassified (999) 9 N/D 17 N/D N/D -8 -47.1
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, 11/5/26.