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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

The number of initial claims in wholesale trade increased substantially from year-ago levels (391.4%) for the second consecutive month.

Initial Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Sep 12 Sep 12
Sep 12 Aug 12 Sep 11 Aug 12 Sep 11
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,245 2,200 2,236 2.0 0.4
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 642 697 656 -7.9 -2.1
Natural Res. & Mining 173 213 134 -18.8 29.1
Mining 167 198 130 -15.7 28.5
Oil & Gas Extraction 13 14 16 -7.1 -18.8
Construction 404 423 458 -4.5 -11.8
Manufacturing 65 61 64 6.6 1.6
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,142 1,017 1,012 12.3 12.8
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 405 450 268 -10.0 51.1
Wholesale Trade 172 188 35 -8.5 391.4
Retail Trade 149 163 187 -8.6 -20.3
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 84 99 46 -15.2 82.6
Information 12 19 8 -36.8 50.0
Financial Activities 51 44 43 15.9 18.6
Prof. and Business Svcs. 150 148 150 1.4 0.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 126 105 132 20.0 -4.5
Leisure & Hospitality 329 167 366 97.0 -10.1
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 69 84 45 -17.9 53.3
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 189 180 229 5.0 -17.5
Federal Government 56 41 90 36.6 -37.8
State Government 24 22 32 9.1 -25.0
Local Government 109 117 107 -6.8 1.9
Local Education 31 31 26 0.0 19.2
UNCLASSIFIED 272 306 339 -11.1 -19.8
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 324 278 281 16.5 15.3
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 95 66 95 43.9 0.0
Construction 82 58 81 41.4 1.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 183 177 128 3.4 43.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 46 65 34 -29.2 35.3
Financial Activities 16 10 6 60.0 166.7
Prof. & Business Svcs. 46 32 28 43.8 64.3
Educational & Health Svcs. 24 16 23 50.0 4.3
Leisure & Hospitality 28 32 27 -12.5 3.7
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 32 23 40 39.1 -20.0
UNCLASSIFIED 14 12 18 16.7 -22.2
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 288 313 224 -8.0 28.6
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 88 77 83 14.3 6.0
Construction 45 40 61 12.5 -26.2
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 192 212 117 -9.4 64.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 100 115 42 -13.0 138.1
Financial Activities 4 7 7 -42.9 -42.9
Prof. & Business Svcs. 21 25 18 -16.0 16.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 20 24 18 -16.7 11.1
Leisure & Hospitality 27 22 19 22.7 42.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 4 14 15 -71.4 -73.3
UNCLASSIFIED 4 10 9 -60.0 -55.6
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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