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October 2014, Vol. 51 No. 10


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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

Initial claims decreased over the year (-29.8%) with large decreases in other services, except public administration (-72.7%), and trade, transportation, & utilities (-47.3%).

 

Initial Claims

Claims Filed %
Change
Claims
Filed
Aug
14
Aug
14
Aug
14
Jul
14
Aug
13
Jul
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Aug
13
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,462 1,495 2,082 -2.2 -29.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 512 451 736 13.5 -30.4
Natural Res. & Mining 162 156 254 3.8 -36.2
Mining 156 139 246 12.2 -36.6
Oil & Gas Extraction 8 6 12 33.3 -33.3
Construction 304 264 408 15.2 -25.5
Manufacturing 44 29 72 51.7 -38.9
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 611 642 887 -4.8 -31.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 176 206 334 -14.6 -47.3
Wholesale Trade 43 40 147 7.5 -70.7
Retail Trade 92 109 117 -15.6 -21.4
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 41 57 70 -28.1 -41.4
Information 9 12 6 -25.0 50.0
Financial Activities 33 45 44 -26.7 -25.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 142 111 131 27.9 8.4
Educational & Health Svcs. 108 108 127 0.0 -15.0
Leisure & Hospitality 111 123 150 -9.8 -26.0
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 24 30 88 -20.0 -72.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 110 171 173 -35.7 -36.4
Federal Government 31 34 32 -8.8 -3.1
State Government 10 15 27 -33.3 -63.0
Local Government 68 121 113 -43.8 -39.8
Local Education 21 32 20 -34.4 5.0
UNCLASSIFIED 228 230 285 -0.9 -20.0
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 206 227 259 -9.3 -20.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 68 56 81 21.4 -16.0
Construction 55 43 67 27.9 -17.9
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 106 132 148 -19.7 -28.4
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 28 36 54 -22.2 -48.1
Financial Activities 6 14 10 -57.1 -40.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 58 49 23 18.4 152.2
Educational & Health Svcs. 12 13 26 -7.7 -53.8
Leisure & Hospitality 16 17 28 -5.9 -42.9
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 18 22 22 -18.2 -18.2
UNCLASSIFIED 14 16 7 -12.5 100.0
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 186 193 335 -3.6 -44.5
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 63 58 128 8.6 -50.8
Construction 42 25 50 68.0 -16.0
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 111 116 185 -4.3 -40.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 31 32 78 -3.1 -60.3
Financial Activities 8 11 8 -27.3 0.0
Prof. & Business Svcs. 28 22 23 27.3 21.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 25 26 21 -3.8 19.0
Leisure & Hospitality 17 14 17 21.4 0.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 6 12 15 -50.0 -60.0
UNCLASSIFIED 4 6 6 -33.3 -33.3
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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