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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 28 and 2026 Weeks 27 and 28
Week ending July 18, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 28.
Updated July 23, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 28 2026 Week 27 2025 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,131 1,130 1,247 1 0.1 -116 -9.3
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 61 90 2 3.3 -27 -30.0
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 48 50 64 -2 -4.0 -16 -25.0
23-Construction (23) 167 176 207 -9 -5.1 -40 -19.3
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 46 48 51 -2 -4.2 -5 -9.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 43 40 51 3 7.5 -8 -15.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 98 89 104 9 10.1 -6 -5.8
51-Information (51) 26 20 21 6 30.0 5 23.8
52, 53 - Financial Activities 69 63 67 6 9.5 2 3.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 203 201 196 2 1.0 7 3.6
61-Educational services (61) 37 39 36 -2 -5.1 1 2.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 145 145 138 0 0.0 7 5.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 101 111 126 -10 -9.0 -25 -19.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 44 44 46 0 0.0 -2 -4.3
92-Public administration (92) 35 36 40 -1 -2.8 -5 -12.5
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 28 2026 Week 27 2025 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 210 222 312 -12 -5.4 -102 -32.7
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 0 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 13 13 15 0 0.0 -2 -13.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 7 13 11 -6 -46.2 -4 -36.4
23-Construction (23) 36 41 81 -5 -12.2 -45 -55.6
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 11 15 18 -4 -26.7 -7 -38.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 6 8 11 -2 -25.0 -5 -45.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 20 19 24 1 5.3 -4 -16.7
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 7 7 10 0 0.0 -3 -30.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 20 18 36 2 11.1 -16 -44.4
61-Educational services (61) 5 10 10 -5 -50.0 -5 -50.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 42 34 34 8 23.5 8 23.5
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 19 31 35 -12 -38.7 -16 -45.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 5 N/D 9 N/D N/D -4 -44.4
92-Public administration (92) 11 6 9 5 83.3 2 22.2
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D 6 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 28 2026 Week 27 2025 Week 28 N % N %
 Total 1,695 1,695 1,916 0 0.0 -221 -11.5
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) 72 70 155 2 2.9 -83 -53.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 68 67 104 1 1.5 -36 -34.6
23-Construction (23) 270 279 371 -9 -3.2 -101 -27.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 85 87 96 -2 -2.3 -11 -11.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 46 45 65 1 2.2 -19 -29.2
44, 45 - Retail Trade 132 123 148 9 7.3 -16 -10.8
51-Information (51) 24 23 25 1 4.3 -1 -4.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 75 72 75 3 4.2 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 231 230 234 1 0.4 -3 -1.3
61-Educational services (61) 90 87 53 3 3.4 37 69.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 307 299 256 8 2.7 51 19.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 179 193 205 -14 -7.3 -26 -12.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 46 48 50 -2 -4.2 -4 -8.0
92-Public administration (92) 59 61 66 -2 -3.3 -7 -10.6
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 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, 7/23/26.