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Workers' Compensation Claims: Third Quarter 2012 (2012Q3)

Methodological Note Regarding 2012Q3 Quarterly Report: Continued claims are calculated by identifying any activity for a claim within a given quarter. The Workers Compensation program migrated to a different data system during the second and third quarters of 2012. The newer system records more detailed information regarding claims and therefore, the count of continued claims has increased for recent quarters.

Initial Claims 2012Q3
Unique Claimants
Claims Filed Percent Change
Claims Filed
Rate per 1,000
2012Q3 2012Q3
2012Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3 2012Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 3,312 3,405 3,226 3,668 5.5 -7.2 10.2 9.7 10.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 862 883 804 1,024 9.8 -13.8 11.7 10.7 13.2
Natural Res. & Mining 335 341 307 403 11.1 -15.4 10.3 9.1 11.7
Mining 259 260 243 321 7.0 -19.0 8.7 7.9 10.3
Oil & Gas Extraction 27 27 26 26 3.8 3.8 5.6 5.4 5.5
Construction 374 385 319 395 20.7 -2.5 12.5 10.6 12.5
Manufacturing 157 159 178 226 -10.7 -29.6 14.0 16.1 19.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,579 1,626 1,621 1,798 0.3 -9.6 8.5 8.6 9.3
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 568 584 579 623 0.9 -6.3 9.6 9.6 10.2
Wholesale Trade 96 97 123 125 -21.1 -22.4 9.7 12.1 12.8
Retail Trade 284 295 283 323 4.2 -8.7 7.8 7.6 8.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 178 182 167 167 9.0 9.0 14.1 12.9 12.8
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 159 160 197 240 -18.8 -33.3 4.0 5.0 5.9
Educational & Health Svcs. 316 323 330 324 -2.1 -0.3 11.3 11.5 11.0
Leisure & Hospitality 436 452 395 505 14.4 -10.5 8.9 8.0 10.0
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 104 108 120 106 -10.0 1.9 10.3 11.9 10.2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 679 693 715 764 -3.1 -9.3 10.6 10.6 11.6
State Government 163 166 158 197 5.1 -15.7 11.7 10.9 13.5
Local Government 516 527 557 567 -5.4 -7.1 10.3 10.5 11.2
Local Education 124 126 130 129 -3.1 -2.3 5.0 4.7 5.1
UNCLASSIFIED 219 223 86 82 159.3 172.0 N/A N/A N/A
Continued Claims   2012Q3
Unique Claimants
  Claims Filed Percent Change
Claims Filed
  Rate per 1,000
2012Q3 2012Q3
2012Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3 2012Q3 2012Q2 2011Q3
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 8,678 9,010 7,165 6,908 25.8 30.4 27.0 21.7 20.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 2,669 2,761 2,253 2,158 22.5 27.9 36.7 30.1 27.8
Natural Res. & Mining 1,107 1,146 963 892 19.0 28.5 34.6 28.5 25.9
Mining 952 980 832 763 17.8 28.4 32.7 27.1 24.4
Oil & Gas Extraction 83 84 73 67 15.1 25.4 17.3 15.1 14.3
Construction 1,055 1,085 880 897 23.3 21.0 35.3 29.3 28.3
Manufacturing 515 530 410 369 29.3 43.6 46.8 37.1 32.3
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 3,649 3,756 2,851 2,684 31.7 39.9 19.7 15.2 14.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 1,521 1,559 1,267 1,167 23.0 33.6 25.6 21.0 19.1
Wholesale Trade 281 288 198 181 45.5 59.1 28.8 19.4 18.6
Retail Trade 664 674 571 524 18.0 28.6 17.8 15.3 13.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 556 570 477 446 19.5 27.8 44.3 36.9 34.3
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 493 500 390 388 28.2 28.9 12.6 9.8 9.5
Educational & Health Svcs. 748 765 580 523 31.9 46.3 26.7 20.2 17.7
Leisure & Hospitality 675 695 445 452 56.2 53.8 13.7 9.1 8.9
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 232 237 169 154 40.2 53.9 22.6 16.8 14.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,524 1,585 1,245 1,251 27.3 26.7 24.2 18.4 19.0
State Government 324 339 274 262 23.7 29.4 23.9 18.9 18.0
Local Government 1,202 1,246 971 989 28.3 26.0 24.5 18.4 19.6
Local Education 296 308 249 254 23.7 21.3 12.3 9.1 10.1
UNCLASSIFIED 900 908 816 815 11.3 11.4 N/A N/A N/A
 
Definitions and methodological notes on workers' compensation claims can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/0111/a5.htm.
Historical workers' compensation data can be found online at http://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/safety.htm.