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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 18 and 2026 Weeks 17 and 18
Week ending May 9, 2026, is referred to as 2026 Week 18.
Updated May 14, 2026.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2026 Week 18 2026 Week 17 2025 Week 18 N % N %
 Total 1,363 1,405 1,400 -42 -3.0 -37 -2.6
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) 90 93 104 -3 -3.2 -14 -13.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 70 75 76 -5 -6.7 -6 -7.9
23-Construction (23) 249 252 274 -3 -1.2 -25 -9.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 59 59 59 0 0.0 0 0.0
42-Wholesale trade (42) 56 58 51 -2 -3.4 5 9.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 99 109 140 -10 -9.2 -41 -29.3
51-Information (51) 22 21 27 1 4.8 -5 -18.5
52, 53 - Financial Activities 74 70 64 4 5.7 10 15.6
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 210 209 195 1 0.5 15 7.7
61-Educational services (61) 31 29 34 2 6.9 -3 -8.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 134 136 113 -2 -1.5 21 18.6
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 168 188 170 -20 -10.6 -2 -1.2
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 53 59 47 -6 -10.2 6 12.8
92-Public administration (92) 35 36 37 -1 -2.8 -2 -5.4
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 18 2026 Week 17 2025 Week 18 N % N %
 Total 287 310 375 -23 -7.4 -88 -23.5
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) 16 12 24 4 33.3 -8 -33.3
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 10 21 12 -11 -52.4 -2 -16.7
23-Construction (23) 98 81 78 17 21.0 20 25.6
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 18 9 21 9 100.0 -3 -14.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 5 9 N/D -4 -44.4 N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 17 26 32 -9 -34.6 -15 -46.9
51-Information (51) 0 N/D 0 N/D N/D 0 0.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 8 9 11 -1 -11.1 -3 -27.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 32 26 29 6 23.1 3 10.3
61-Educational services (61) N/D 5 8 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 29 19 20 10 52.6 9 45.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 40 72 113 -32 -44.4 -73 -64.6
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 13 10 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) N/D N/D 8 N/D N/D N/D N/D
999-Unclassified (999) 5 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 18 2026 Week 17 2025 Week 18 N % N %
 Total 2,313 2,465 2,367 -152 -6.2 -54 -2.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 16 11 -2 -12.5 3 27.3
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 140 148 166 -8 -5.4 -26 -15.7
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 154 151 123 3 2.0 31 25.2
23-Construction (23) 416 453 454 -37 -8.2 -38 -8.4
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 118 134 131 -16 -11.9 -13 -9.9
42-Wholesale trade (42) 61 63 52 -2 -3.2 9 17.3
44, 45 - Retail Trade 138 149 195 -11 -7.4 -57 -29.2
51-Information (51) 24 26 30 -2 -7.7 -6 -20.0
52, 53 - Financial Activities 77 74 67 3 4.1 10 14.9
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 233 240 241 -7 -2.9 -8 -3.3
61-Educational services (61) 56 57 42 -1 -1.8 14 33.3
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 187 192 146 -5 -2.6 41 28.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 561 628 584 -67 -10.7 -23 -3.9
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 56 52 49 4 7.7 7 14.3
92-Public administration (92) 70 73 69 -3 -4.1 1 1.4
999-Unclassified (999) 7 9 6 -2 -22.2 1 16.7
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, 5/14/26.