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Workers' Compensation Claims: Fourth Quarter 2011

The number of initial workers' compensation claims declined from year-ago levels in all industries except unclassified. The most significant decrease was seen in trade, transportation, & utilities (-140, or -24.4%).

 

Table: Workers' Compensation Claims, 2011Q4
Initial Claims 2011Q4
Unique Claimants
Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2011Q4 2011Q4
2011Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4 2011Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,614 2,645 3,608 3,374 -26.7 -21.6 8.3 10.8 10.7
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 699 707 1,007 982 -29.8 -28.0 9.5 13.0 13.5
Natural Res. & Mining 283 286 392 386 -27.0 -25.9 8.4 11.4 12.2
Mining 250 253 311 321 -18.6 -21.2 8.1 9.9 11.2
Oil & Gas Extraction 16 16 26 24 -38.5 -33.3 3.5 5.5 5.3
Construction 260 263 392 365 -32.9 -27.9 9.2 12.5 12.0
Manufacturing 157 158 223 231 -29.1 -31.6 13.8 19.6 21.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,151 1,158 1,778 1,528 -34.9 -24.2 6.5 9.3 8.7
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 429 433 613 573 -29.4 -24.4 7.3 10.0 9.8
Wholesale Trade 87 88 121 106 -27.3 -17.0 9.1 12.4 11.4
Retail Trade 204 207 314 284 -34.1 -27.1 5.7 8.2 7.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 130 130 163 172 -20.2 -24.4 10.0 12.5 13.7
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 152 152 238 240 -36.1 -36.7 4.0 5.9 6.4
Educational & Health Svcs. 276 278 323 341 -13.9 -18.5 9.9 11.0 11.8
Leisure & Hospitality 214 215 498 293 -56.8 -26.6 5.1 9.9 7.0
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 80 80 106 81 -24.5 -1.2 8.7 10.4 8.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 644 658 756 788 -13.0 -16.5 10.3 11.5 12.2
State Government 154 158 193 206 -18.1 -23.3 11.6 13.3 15.1
Local Government 490 500 563 582 -11.2 -14.1 10.0 11.1 11.7
Local Education 144 147 127 160 15.7 -8.1 5.5 5.1 6.0
UNCLASSIFIED 121 122 67 76 82.1 60.5 N/A N/A N/A
 
Continued Claims 2011Q4
Unique Claimants
Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2011Q4 2011Q4
2011Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4 2011Q4 2011Q3 2010Q4
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 6,665 6,872 6,897 6,867 -0.4 0.1 21.7 20.6 21.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 2,246 2,307 2,300 2,329 0.3 -0.9 31.1 29.8 32.0
Natural Res. & Mining 956 979 975 1,003 0.4 -2.4 28.7 28.3 31.8
Mining 788 804 799 838 0.6 -4.1 25.7 25.6 29.2
Oil & Gas Extraction 73 74 72 78 2.8 -5.1 16.0 15.3 17.2
Construction 920 941 953 956 -1.3 -1.6 32.9 30.3 31.5
Manufacturing 378 387 372 370 4.0 4.6 33.8 32.6 34.0
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 2,722 2,783 2,757 2,662 0.9 4.5 15.7 14.4 15.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 1,199 1,222 1,210 1,149 1.0 6.4 20.7 19.8 19.6
Wholesale Trade 204 205 187 188 9.6 9.0 21.1 19.2 20.2
Retail Trade 518 526 528 492 -0.4 6.9 14.5 13.8 13.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 440 452 455 431 -0.7 4.9 34.8 34.9 34.2
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 385 387 393 382 -1.5 1.3 10.2 9.7 10.2
Educational & Health Svcs. 536 550 531 545 3.6 0.9 19.5 18.1 18.9
Leisure & Hospitality 458 464 463 432 0.2 7.4 10.9 9.2 10.3
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 160 160 160 154 0.0 3.9 17.4 15.6 16.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,150 1,181 1,245 1,234 -5.1 -4.3 18.5 19.0 19.2
State Government 239 245 260 257 -5.8 -4.7 18.0 17.9 18.9
Local Government 913 936 985 977 -5.0 -4.2 18.7 19.5 19.6
Local Education 219 225 255 228 -11.8 -1.3 8.4 10.1 8.5
UNCLASSIFIED 595 601 595 642 1.0 -6.4 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.