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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 6 and 2026 Weeks 5 and 6
Week ending February 14, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 6.
Updated February 19, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 6 2026 Week 5 2025 Week 6 N % N %
 Total 1,648 1,690 1,609 -42 -2.5 39 2.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D 16 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 100 93 77 7 7.5 23 29.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 92 88 79 4 4.5 13 16.5
23-Construction (23) 411 419 437 -8 -1.9 -26 -5.9
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 59 59 66 0 0.0 -7 -10.6
42-Wholesale trade (42) 55 58 47 -3 -5.2 8 17.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 109 114 137 -5 -4.4 -28 -20.4
51-Information (51) 22 25 26 -3 -12.0 -4 -15.4
52, 53 - Financial Activities 74 78 64 -4 -5.1 10 15.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 257 278 237 -21 -7.6 20 8.4
61-Educational services (61) 33 32 29 1 3.1 4 13.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 132 126 117 6 4.8 15 12.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 179 197 180 -18 -9.1 -1 -0.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 63 57 45 6 10.5 18 40.0
92-Public administration (92) 49 51 43 -2 -3.9 6 14.0
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 6 2026 Week 5 2025 Week 6 N % N %
 Total 321 406 393 -85 -20.9 -72 -18.3
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) 22 27 24 -5 -18.5 -2 -8.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 10 28 17 -18 -64.3 -7 -41.2
23-Construction (23) 117 128 140 -11 -8.6 -23 -16.4
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 9 16 30 -7 -43.8 -21 -70.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 6 6 9 0 0.0 -3 -33.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 17 33 28 -16 -48.5 -11 -39.3
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 11 13 11 -2 -15.4 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 36 43 59 -7 -16.3 -23 -39.0
61-Educational services (61) 6 6 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 32 18 20 14 77.8 12 60.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 30 51 29 -21 -41.2 1 3.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 13 9 N/D 4 44.4 N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 8 14 12 -6 -42.9 -4 -33.3
999-Unclassified (999) 0 8 5 -8 -100.0 -5 -100.0
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 6 2026 Week 5 2025 Week 6 N % N %
 Total 3,357 3,386 3,320 -29 -0.9 37 1.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 20 21 33 -1 -4.8 -13 -39.4
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 169 155 204 14 9.0 -35 -17.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 178 164 119 14 8.5 59 49.6
23-Construction (23) 1,167 1,187 1,201 -20 -1.7 -34 -2.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 145 140 141 5 3.6 4 2.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 81 79 59 2 2.5 22 37.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 197 201 199 -4 -2.0 -2 -1.0
51-Information (51) 21 24 30 -3 -12.5 -9 -30.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 83 80 70 3 3.8 13 18.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 451 467 480 -16 -3.4 -29 -6.0
61-Educational services (61) 45 39 45 6 15.4 0 0.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 166 176 148 -10 -5.7 18 12.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 431 448 393 -17 -3.8 38 9.7
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 66 65 46 1 1.5 20 43.5
92-Public administration (92) 128 131 140 -3 -2.3 -12 -8.6
999-Unclassified (999) 9 9 11 0 0.0 -2 -18.2
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, 2/19/26.