Initial claims decreased over the year by 28.3%, with large decreases in wholesale trade (-71.4%), other services, except public administration (-55.9%), and manufacturing (-54.7%).
Initial Claims |
Claims Filed
|
Percent Change Claims Filed
|
|
Jul 14
|
Jul 14
|
|
Jul 14
|
Jun 14
|
Jul 13
|
Jun 14
|
Jul 13
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
1,495
|
1,721
|
2,085
|
-13.1
|
-28.3
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
451
|
544
|
668
|
-17.1
|
-32.5
|
|
Natural Res. & Mining
|
156
|
160
|
237
|
-2.5
|
-34.2
|
|
Mining
|
139
|
152
|
233
|
-8.6
|
-40.3
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
6
|
8
|
13
|
-25.0
|
-53.8
|
|
Construction
|
264
|
327
|
365
|
-19.3
|
-27.7
|
|
Manufacturing
|
29
|
55
|
64
|
-47.3
|
-54.7
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
642
|
712
|
915
|
-9.8
|
-29.8
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
206
|
183
|
369
|
12.6
|
-44.2
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
40
|
28
|
140
|
42.9
|
-71.4
|
|
Retail Trade
|
109
|
98
|
152
|
11.2
|
-28.3
|
|
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
|
57
|
57
|
77
|
0.0
|
-26.0
|
|
Information
|
12
|
7
|
8
|
71.4
|
50.0
|
|
Financial Activities
|
45
|
44
|
46
|
2.3
|
-2.2
|
|
Prof. and Business Svcs.
|
111
|
93
|
142
|
19.4
|
-21.8
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
108
|
214
|
132
|
-49.5
|
-18.2
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
123
|
132
|
143
|
-6.8
|
-14.0
|
|
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
|
30
|
32
|
68
|
-6.3
|
-55.9
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
171
|
177
|
208
|
-3.4
|
-17.8
|
|
Federal Government
|
34
|
22
|
39
|
54.5
|
-12.8
|
|
State Government
|
15
|
18
|
27
|
-16.7
|
-44.4
|
|
Local Government
|
121
|
136
|
141
|
-11.0
|
-14.2
|
|
Local Education
|
32
|
63
|
40
|
-49.2
|
-20.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
230
|
286
|
292
|
-19.6
|
-21.2
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
227
|
212
|
259
|
7.1
|
-12.4
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
56
|
68
|
71
|
-17.6
|
-21.1
|
|
Construction
|
43
|
53
|
55
|
-18.9
|
-21.8
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
132
|
114
|
148
|
15.8
|
-10.8
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
36
|
42
|
52
|
-14.3
|
-30.8
|
|
Financial Activities
|
14
|
9
|
14
|
55.6
|
0.0
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
49
|
20
|
37
|
145.0
|
32.4
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
13
|
20
|
30
|
-35.0
|
-56.7
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
17
|
14
|
12
|
21.4
|
41.7
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
22
|
20
|
25
|
10.0
|
-12.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
16
|
8
|
14
|
100.0
|
14.3
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
193
|
225
|
297
|
-14.2
|
-35.0
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
58
|
98
|
92
|
-40.8
|
-37.0
|
|
Construction
|
25
|
43
|
34
|
-41.9
|
-26.5
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
116
|
114
|
187
|
1.8
|
-38.0
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
32
|
25
|
80
|
28.0
|
-60.0
|
|
Financial Activities
|
11
|
7
|
1
|
57.1
|
1,000.0
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
22
|
27
|
23
|
-18.5
|
-4.3
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
26
|
41
|
25
|
-36.6
|
4.0
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
14
|
10
|
41
|
40.0
|
-65.9
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
12
|
3
|
8
|
300.0
|
50.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
6
|
8
|
8
|
-25.0
|
-25.0
|
| 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. |
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Initial Claims by Industry
Initial Claims by County
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