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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Continued claims increased slightly over the year (3.4%), but significant decreases were observed in educational & health services (-21.4%) and retail trade (-23.0%).

 

Continued Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Oct 12 Oct 12
Oct 12 Sep 12 Oct 11 Sep 12 Oct 11
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 18,748 16,895 18,124 11.0 3.4
EXTENDED WEEKS CLAIMED 4,869 5,118 11,116 -4.9 -56.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTSb 5,071 4,850 5,499 4.6 -7.8
Benefit Exhaustions 430 377 520 14.1 -17.3
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 8.5% 7.8% 9.5% 0.7% -1.0%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 5,286 5,233 4,450 1.0 18.8
Natural Res. & Mining 1,719 1,755 996 -2.1 72.6
Mining 1,613 1,645 912 -1.9 76.9
Oil & Gas Extraction 145 152 130 -4.6 11.5
Construction 3,052 2,929 2,956 4.2 3.2
Manufacturing 513 548 496 -6.4 3.4
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 9,295 7,663 9,385 21.3 -1.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 2,687 2,634 2,654 2.0 1.2
Wholesale Trade 730 672 374 8.6 95.2
Retail Trade 1,291 1,321 1,677 -2.3 -23.0
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 666 641 603 3.9 10.4
Information 181 155 180 16.8 0.6
Financial Activities 514 423 605 21.5 -15.0
Prof. & Business Services 1,436 1,377 1,263 4.3 13.7
Educational & Health Svcs. 1,137 1,144 1,447 -0.6 -21.4
Leisure and Hospitality 2,695 1,299 2,775 107.5 -2.9
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 636 625 453 1.8 40.4
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 2,074 1,867 1,927 11.1 7.6
Federal Government 558 364 544 53.3 2.6
State Government 279 284 258 -1.8 8.1
Local Government 1,235 1,217 1,124 1.5 9.9
Local Education 351 372 325 -5.6 8.0
UNCLASSIFIED 2,093 2,131 2,360 -1.8 -11.3
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 2,552 2,349 2,294 8.6 11.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 650 675 696 -3.7 -6.6
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 542 405 482 33.8 12.4
Construction 433 296 371 46.3 16.7
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,578 1,514 1,356 4.2 16.4
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 432 467 383 -7.5 12.8
Financial Activities 128 105 127 21.9 0.8
Prof. & Business Svcs. 328 302 256 8.6 28.1
Educational and Health Svcs. 210 203 251 3.4 -16.3
Leisure & Hospitality 253 246 224 2.8 12.9
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 332 333 351 -0.3 -5.4
UNCLASSIFIED 98 95 103 3.2 -4.9
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 2,035 2,022 1,977 0.6 2.9
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 561 597 561 -6.0 0.0
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 613 596 566 2.9 8.3
Construction 239 258 327 -7.4 -26.9
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,273 1,261 1,212 1.0 5.0
Trade, Transp., and Utilities 472 441 396 7.0 19.2
Financial Activities 54 36 95 50.0 -43.2
Professional & Business Svcs. 178 194 152 -8.2 17.1
Educational & Health Svcs. 218 263 267 -17.1 -18.4
Leisure & Hospitality 184 174 169 5.7 8.9
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 102 116 162 -12.1 -37.0
UNCLASSIFIED 45 47 36 -4.3 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.
bDoes not include claimants receiving extended benefits.

 

 

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