Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Wyoming Normalized^a Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist

Continued claims decreased over the year (-15.7%), with the most substantial decreases occurring in information (-47.0%), wholesale trade (-42.7%), and natural resources and mining (-34.7%).

Continued Claims	Claims Filed			Percent Change Claims Filed
	Claims Filed			Dec 13	Dec 13
	Dec 13	Nov 13	Dec 12	Nov 13	Dec 12
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	24,411	20,727	28,969	17.8	-15.7
EXTENDED WEEKS CLAIMED	3,278	3,148	4,999	4.1	-34.4
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS^b	7,427	6,066	8,566	22.4	-13.3
Benefit Exhaustions	404	375	540	7.7	-25.2
Benefit Exhaustion Rates	5.4%	6.2%	6.3%	-0.7%	-0.9%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	7,655	4,850	8,888	57.8	-13.9
Natural Resources & Mining	1,375	1,264	2,106	8.8	-34.7
Mining	1,213	1,132	1,839	7.2	-34.0
Oil & Gas Extraction	141	124	179	13.7	-21.2
Construction	5,531	2,985	6,086	85.3	-9.1
Manufacturing	748	600	694	24.7	7.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	10,920	11,030	13,319	-1.0	-18.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities	2,714	2,481	3,237	9.4	-16.2
Wholesale Trade	430	401	750	7.2	-42.7
Retail Trade	1,402	1,398	1,625	0.3	-13.7
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities	882	682	862	29.3	2.3
Information	98	69	185	42.0	-47.0
Financial Activities	438	443	637	-1.1	-31.2
Professional & Business Services	1,784	1,392	2,237	28.2	-20.3
Educational & Health Services	981	1,029	1,238	-4.7	-20.8
Leisure and Hospitality	4,325	5,015	5,012	-13.8	-13.7
Other Services, exc. Public Administration	572	593	765	-3.5	-25.2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	2,831	2,461	3,212	15.0	-11.9
Federal Government	1,389	1,020	1,609	36.2	-13.7
State Government	327	310	313	5.5	4.5
Local Government	1,113	1,130	1,289	-1.5	-13.7
Local Education	211	242	297	-12.8	-29.0
UNCLASSIFIED	3,003	2,384	3,549	26.0	-15.4
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	2,787	2,009	3,565	38.7	-21.8
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	889	596	1,035	49.2	-14.1
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	1,255	615	1,166	104.1	7.6
Construction	1,085	476	1,018	127.9	6.6
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,251	1,114	1,903	12.3	-34.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	397	350	512	13.4	-22.5
Financial Activities	98	94	187	4.3	-47.6
Professional & Business Services	326	252	463	29.4	-29.6
Educational and Health Services	194	193	232	0.5	-16.4
Leisure & Hospitality	129	147	312	-12.2	-58.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	241	234	348	3.0	-30.7
UNCLASSIFIED	38	43	147	-11.6	-74.1
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED	2,523	2,026	2,416	24.5	4.4
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS	817	598	735	36.6	11.2
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING	1,172	773	853	51.6	37.4
Construction	726	371	471	95.7	54.1
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING	1,189	1,124	1,405	5.8	-15.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities	376	345	435	9.0	-13.6
Financial Activities	44	53	67	-17.0	-34.3
Professional & Business Services	293	216	370	35.6	-20.8
Educational & Health Services	173	166	236	4.2	-26.7
Leisure & Hospitality	215	200	247	7.5	-13.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT	103	79	98	30.4	5.1
UNCLASSIFIED	57	48	59	18.8	-3.4

^aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts. ^bDoes not include claimants receiving extended benefits.
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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

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Wyoming Normalized^a Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims