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Workers' Compensation Claims: First Quarter 2012

During 2012Q1, the highest incidence rates (number of claims per 1,000 workers) for initial claims were found in manufacturing (16.7), educational & health services (16.0), and state government (14.0).

 

Table: Workers' Compensation Claims, 2012Q1
Initial Claims 2012Q1 Unique Claimants Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2012Q1 2012Q1
2012
Q1
2011
Q4
2011
Q1
2012
Q1
2011
Q4
2011
Q1
2011Q4 2011Q1
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 3,328 3,400 3,198 3,413 6.3 -0.4 11.4 10.0 11.6
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 841 855 877 843 -2.5 1.4 12.6 11.6 12.9
Natural Res. & Mining 388 394 360 385 9.4 2.3 11.9 10.5 12.4
Mining 329 333 322 321 3.4 3.7 10.8 10.2 11.3
Oil & Gas Extraction 36 36 22 34 63.6 5.9 7.9 4.7 7.6
Construction 285 289 302 272 -4.3 6.3 12.0 10.3 11.5
Manufacturing 173 177 215 186 -17.7 -4.8 16.7 18.4 17.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,547 1,582 1,506 1,567 5.0 1.0 9.5 8.4 9.5
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 522 532 570 581 -6.7 -8.4 9.4 9.6 10.5
Wholesale Trade 115 115 109 107 5.5 7.5 11.8 11.2 11.5
Retail Trade 247 254 276 263 -8.0 -3.4 7.5 7.5 7.8
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 152 154 174 201 -11.5 -23.4 12.2 13.3 16.7
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 177 179 236 215 -24.2 -16.7 5.0 6.1 6.1
Educational & Health Svcs. 420 437 341 376 28.2 16.2 16.0 12.2 13.4
Leisure & Hospitality 326 332 266 320 24.8 3.8 8.9 6.2 8.8
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 103 103 93 75 10.8 37.3 11.6 9.9 8.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 808 824 752 919 9.6 -10.3 13.0 11.8 14.4
State Government 190 191 174 214 9.8 -10.7 14.0 12.8 15.7
Local Government 618 633 578 705 9.5 -10.2 12.8 11.5 14.2
Local Education 171 174 151 195 15.2 -10.8 6.6 5.7 7.3
UNCLASSIFIED 151 157 64 84 145.3 86.9 N/A N/A N/A
 
Continued Claims Percent Change Claims Filed
2012Q1 Unique Claimants Claims Filed Rate per 1,000
2012Q1 2012Q1
2012Q1 2011Q4 2011Q1 2011Q4 2011Q1 2012Q1 2011Q4 2011Q1
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 6,862 7,096 6,925 7,018 2.5 1.1 23.7 21.7 23.9
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 2,333 2,389 2,320 2,399 3.0 -0.4 35.2 30.8 36.9
Natural Res. & Mining 1,015 1,039 986 1,007 5.4 3.2 31.3 28.7 32.5
Mining 837 857 807 831 6.2 3.1 27.9 25.6 29.1
Oil & Gas Extraction 70 71 74 69 -4.1 2.9 15.6 15.9 15.5
Construction 943 961 946 992 1.6 -3.1 39.9 32.4 41.8
Manufacturing 381 389 388 400 0.3 -2.8 36.7 33.1 38.4
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 2,793 2,873 2,811 2,760 2.2 4.1 17.3 15.7 16.8
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 1,273 1,305 1,234 1,178 5.8 10.8 23.2 20.8 21.3
Wholesale Trade 221 224 207 193 8.2 16.1 23.0 21.2 20.7
Retail Trade 538 550 534 487 3.0 12.9 16.2 14.6 14.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 476 488 455 458 7.3 6.6 38.7 34.8 38.1
Information, Financial Activities, & Prof.& Business Svcs. 377 380 392 413 -3.1 -8.0 10.6 10.1 11.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 541 560 551 552 1.6 1.4 20.4 19.6 19.7
Leisure & Hospitality 445 455 472 461 -3.6 -1.3 12.1 10.9 12.7
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 171 173 162 156 6.8 10.9 19.6 17.3 17.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,197 1,235 1,193 1,257 3.5 -1.8 19.5 18.7 19.7
State Government 239 250 247 269 1.2 -7.1 18.3 18.2 19.7
Local Government 961 985 946 988 4.1 -0.3 19.9 18.9 19.9
Local Education 236 239 229 226 4.4 5.8 9.0 8.6 8.4
UNCLASSIFIED 597 602 602 603 0.0 -0.2 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.