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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 12 and 2026 Weeks 11 and 12
Week ending March 28, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 12.
Updated April 2, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 12 2026 Week 11 2025 Week 12 N % N %
 Total 1,501 1,565 1,588 -64 -4.1 -87 -5.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 11 15 17 -4 -26.7 -6 -35.3
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 90 88 94 2 2.3 -4 -4.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 79 82 83 -3 -3.7 -4 -4.8
23-Construction (23) 333 362 427 -29 -8.0 -94 -22.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 58 59 64 -1 -1.7 -6 -9.4
42-Wholesale trade (42) 62 57 58 5 8.8 4 6.9
44, 45 - Retail Trade 102 109 126 -7 -6.4 -24 -19.0
51-Information (51) 28 22 26 6 27.3 2 7.7
52, 53 - Financial Activities 64 72 63 -8 -11.1 1 1.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 258 266 226 -8 -3.0 32 14.2
61-Educational services (61) 30 35 32 -5 -14.3 -2 -6.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 127 129 119 -2 -1.6 8 6.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 162 165 167 -3 -1.8 -5 -3.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 55 42 -4 -7.3 9 21.4
92-Public administration (92) 43 46 40 -3 -6.5 3 7.5
999-Unclassified (999) 6 5 5 1 20.0 1 20.0
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 12 2026 Week 11 2025 Week 12 N % N %
 Total 307 381 343 -74 -19.4 -36 -10.5
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) 15 26 17 -11 -42.3 -2 -11.8
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 19 12 27 7 58.3 -8 -29.6
23-Construction (23) 61 66 75 -5 -7.6 -14 -18.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 28 30 14 -2 -6.7 14 100.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 9 11 7 -2 -18.2 2 28.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 19 28 24 -9 -32.1 -5 -20.8
51-Information (51) 7 N/D 5 N/D N/D 2 40.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities N/D 13 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 21 45 34 -24 -53.3 -13 -38.2
61-Educational services (61) 7 9 7 -2 -22.2 0 0.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 15 29 21 -14 -48.3 -6 -28.6
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 83 85 98 -2 -2.4 -15 -15.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 8 10 0 -2 -20.0 8 0.0
92-Public administration (92) 7 8 7 -1 -12.5 0 0.0
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 12 2026 Week 11 2025 Week 12 N % N %
 Total 2,803 2,927 2,968 -124 -4.2 -165 -5.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 17 23 -3 -17.6 -9 -39.1
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 154 153 208 1 0.7 -54 -26.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 133 143 147 -10 -7.0 -14 -9.5
23-Construction (23) 813 928 925 -115 -12.4 -112 -12.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 130 127 147 3 2.4 -17 -11.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 72 66 75 6 9.1 -3 -4.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 170 172 180 -2 -1.2 -10 -5.6
51-Information (51) 28 22 29 6 27.3 -1 -3.4
52, 53 - Financial Activities 70 75 73 -5 -6.7 -3 -4.1
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 347 376 383 -29 -7.7 -36 -9.4
61-Educational services (61) 50 49 42 1 2.0 8 19.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 188 179 163 9 5.0 25 15.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 460 444 415 16 3.6 45 10.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 60 59 45 1 1.7 15 33.3
92-Public administration (92) 104 105 104 -1 -1.0 0 0.0
999-Unclassified (999) 10 12 8 -2 -16.7 2 25.0
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, 4/2/26.