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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims increased 26.8% (864 claims) from December 2014. Over the year, there were large increases in mining (102.9%, or 250 claims) and manufacturing (49.5%, or 51 claims).

Initial
Claims
Claims Filed % Change
Claims Filed
Dec
15
Dec
15
Dec
15
Nov
15
Dec
14
Nov
15
Dec
14
Wyoming
Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
4,082 3,803 3,218 7.3 26.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
2,202 1,559 1,686 41.2 30.6
Natural Res. & Mining
514 353 264 45.6 94.7
Mining
493 322 243 53.1 102.9
Oil & Gas Extraction
37 70 14 -47.1 164.3
Construction
1,532 1,126 1,318 36.1 16.2
Manufacturing
154 79 103 94.9 49.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
1,196 1,453 982 -17.7 21.8
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
384 405 315 -5.2 21.9
Wholesale Trade
44 70 44 -37.1 0.0
Retail Trade
148 154 116 -3.9 27.6
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
192 181 155 6.1 23.9
Information
12 15 11 -20.0 9.1
Financial Activities
60 53 32 13.2 87.5
Prof. and Business Svcs.
293 279 228 5.0 28.5
Educational & Health Svcs.
105 92 119 14.1 -11.8
Leisure & Hospitality
277 550 215 -49.6 28.8
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
58 53 54 9.4 7.4
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
260 361 219 -28.0 18.7
Federal Government
138 227 135 -39.2 2.2
State Government
20 27 12 -25.9 66.7
Local Government
101 107 71 -5.6 42.3
Local Education
18 12 15 50.0 20.0
UNCLASSIFIED
422 428 329 -1.4 28.3
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
603 442 562 36.4 7.3
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
405 235 341 72.3 18.8
Construction
316 205 296 54.1 6.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
150 159 183 -5.7 -18.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
72 64 74 12.5 -2.7
Financial Activities
5 7 8 -28.6 -37.5
Prof. & Business Svcs.
41 46 31 -10.9 32.3
Educational & Health Svcs.
10 17 28 -41.2 -64.3
Leisure & Hospitality
16 21 29 -23.8 -44.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
20 23 19 -13.0 5.3
UNCLASSIFIED
26 23 18 13.0 44.4
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
641 481 415 33.3 54.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
372 227 235 63.9 58.3
Construction
265 160 180 65.6 47.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
245 228 154 7.5 59.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
89 83 51 7.2 74.5
Financial Activities
19 15 1 26.7 1,800.0
Prof. & Business Svcs.
46 57 40 -19.3 15.0
Educational & Health Svcs.
22 15 25 46.7 -12.0
Leisure & Hospitality
49 35 18 40.0 172.2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
12 8 13 50.0 -7.7
UNCLASSIFIED
11 17 12 -35.3 -8.3
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.

Initial Claims by Industry

 

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Initial Claims by County

 

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