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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims in natural resources & mining increased 32.7% from January 2015 and 264.9% from February 2014.

Initial Claims Claims Filed % Change Claims Filed
Feb 15 Feb 15
Feb 15 Jan 15 Feb 14 Jan 15 Feb 14
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 3,475 4,025 2,655 -13.7 30.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 1,963 2,160 1,251 -9.1 56.9
Natural Res. & Mining 905 682 248 32.7 264.9
Mining 899 658 234 36.6 284.2
Oil & Gas Extraction 57 51 5 11.8 1,040.0
Construction 929 1,333 919 -30.3 1.1
Manufacturing 127 143 83 -11.2 53.0
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,035 1,228 910 -15.7 13.7
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 397 403 333 -1.5 19.2
Wholesale Trade 72 62 67 16.1 7.5
Retail Trade 148 172 149 -14.0 -0.7
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 177 169 117 4.7 51.3
Information 12 14 12 -14.3 0.0
Financial Activities 99 62 57 59.7 73.7
Prof. & Business Svcs. 211 293 165 -28.0 27.9
Educational & Health Svcs. 99 112 102 -11.6 -2.9
Leisure & Hospitality 155 277 181 -44.0 -14.4
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 57 61 53 -6.6 7.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 135 279 180 -51.6 -25.0
Federal Government 60 126 71 -52.4 -15.5
State Government 11 33 28 -66.7 -60.7
Local Government 62 119 81 -47.9 -23.5
Local Education 16 16 15 0.0 6.7
UNCLASSIFIED 340 357 312 -4.8 9.0
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 410 471 400 -13.0 2.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 208 230 193 -9.6 7.8
Construction 148 185 173 -20.0 -14.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 154 189 167 -18.5 -7.8
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 52 63 51 -17.5 2.0
Financial Activities 10 11 15 -9.1 -33.3
Prof. & Business Svcs. 50 62 43 -19.4 16.3
Educational & Health Svcs. 29 32 23 -9.4 26.1
Leisure & Hospitality 13 25 22 -48.0 -40.9
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 20 29 27 -31.0 -25.9
UNCLASSIFIED 25 22 11 13.6 127.3
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 588 468 361 25.6 62.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 370 274 192 35.0 92.7
Construction 147 162 127 -9.3 15.7
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 191 165 154 15.8 24.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 73 70 68 4.3 7.4
Financial Activities 16 8 9 100.0 77.8
Prof. & Business Svcs. 53 46 28 15.2 89.3
Educational & Health Svcs. 23 19 16 21.1 43.8
Leisure & Hospitality 27 18 29 50.0 -6.9
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 15 11 11 36.4 36.4
UNCLASSIFIED 11 16 2 -31.3 450.0
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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April 2015, Vol. 52
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