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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 38 and 2026 Weeks 37 and 38
Week ending September 26, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 38.
Updated October 1, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 38 2026 Week 37 2025 Week 38 N % N %
 Total 1,036 1,003 1,168 33 3.3 -132 -11.3
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) 49 48 94 1 2.1 -45 -47.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 48 47 70 1 2.1 -22 -31.4
23-Construction (23) 179 164 186 15 9.1 -7 -3.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 47 47 49 0 0.0 -2 -4.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 40 39 52 1 2.6 -12 -23.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 90 89 98 1 1.1 -8 -8.2
51-Information (51) 21 23 27 -2 -8.7 -6 -22.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 57 46 60 11 23.9 -3 -5.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 145 156 171 -11 -7.1 -26 -15.2
61-Educational services (61) 35 36 28 -1 -2.8 7 25.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 130 125 135 5 4.0 -5 -3.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 120 109 111 11 10.1 9 8.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 30 34 39 -4 -11.8 -9 -23.1
92-Public administration (92) 37 34 45 3 8.8 -8 -17.8
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 38 2026 Week 37 2025 Week 38 N % N %
 Total 239 241 237 -2 -0.8 2 0.8
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) 8 9 13 -1 -11.1 -5 -38.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 12 9 18 3 33.3 -6 -33.3
23-Construction (23) 47 44 61 3 6.8 -14 -23.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 16 9 5 7 77.8 11 220.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 5 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 30 29 19 1 3.4 11 57.9
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 10 7 7 3 42.9 3 42.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 15 20 20 -5 -25.0 -5 -25.0
61-Educational services (61) 5 9 N/D -4 -44.4 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 22 17 24 5 29.4 -2 -8.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 52 60 45 -8 -13.3 7 15.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 6 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 12 7 N/D 5 71.4 N/D N/D
999-Unclassified (999) N/D 7 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 38 2026 Week 37 2025 Week 38 N % N %
 Total 1,366 1,301 1,654 65 5.0 -288 -17.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 5 5 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 68 62 137 6 9.7 -69 -50.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 58 56 111 2 3.6 -53 -47.7
23-Construction (23) 243 221 322 22 10.0 -79 -24.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 66 66 102 0 0.0 -36 -35.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 46 45 63 1 2.2 -17 -27.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 117 111 136 6 5.4 -19 -14.0
51-Information (51) 24 25 28 -1 -4.0 -4 -14.3
52, 53 - Financial Activities 53 46 71 7 15.2 -18 -25.4
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 166 178 207 -12 -6.7 -41 -19.8
61-Educational services (61) 67 66 38 1 1.5 29 76.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 196 194 170 2 1.0 26 15.3
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 157 127 141 30 23.6 16 11.3
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 33 34 49 -1 -2.9 -16 -32.7
92-Public administration (92) 56 54 71 2 3.7 -15 -21.1
999-Unclassified (999) 11 11 N/D 0 0.0 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, 10/1/26.