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Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Continued Claims

Continued claims decreased over the year by 35.3% with large decreases in federal government (-61.4%), other services, except public administration (-58.8%), and construction (-44.4%).

Continued Claims

Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Oct 14 Oct 14
Oct 14 Sep 14 Oct 13 Sep 14 Oct 13
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 10,486 10,041 16,208 4.4 -35.3
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTSb 2,914 2,915 4,514 0.0 -35.4
Benefit Exhaustions 215 225 342 -4.4 -37.1
Benefit Exhaustion Rates 7.4% 7.7% 7.6% -0.3% -0.2%
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 2,457 2,666 4,428 -7.8 -44.5
Natural Res. & Mining 753 781 1,384 -3.6 -45.6
Mining 679 726 1,290 -6.5 -47.4
Oil & Gas Extraction 90 86 122 4.7 -26.2
Construction 1,355 1,544 2,438 -12.2 -44.4
Manufacturing 348 339 605 2.7 -42.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 5,536 4,726 7,682 17.1 -27.9
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 1,409 1,420 2,289 -0.8 -38.4
Wholesale Trade 297 308 477 -3.6 -37.7
Retail Trade 665 714 1,180 -6.9 -43.6
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 447 398 632 12.3 -29.3
Information 92 100 73 -8.0 26.0
Financial Activities 411 386 375 6.5 9.6
Prof. & Business Services 978 887 1,153 10.3 -15.2
Educational & Health Services 840 939 1,018 -10.5 -17.5
Leisure & Hospitality 1,555 732 2,174 112.4 -28.5
Other Services, exc. Public Admin. 245 257 595 -4.7 -58.8
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 1,235 1,199 2,344 3.0 -47.3
Federal Government 381 253 987 50.6 -61.4
State Government 201 184 279 9.2 -28.0
Local Government 652 762 1,077 -14.4 -39.5
Local Education 158 192 267 -17.7 -40.8
UNCLASSIFIED 1,256 1,449 1,752 -13.3 -28.3
Laramie County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 1,526 1,486 1,936 2.7 -21.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 397 431 531 -7.9 -25.2
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 345 340 455 1.5 -24.2
Construction 203 214 359 -5.1 -43.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 929 884 1,132 5.1 -17.9
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 268 293 368 -8.5 -27.2
Financial Activities 121 109 84 11.0 44.0
Prof. & Business Services 327 249 382 31.3 -14.4
Educational & Health Services 175 171 208 2.3 -15.9
Leisure & Hospitality 79 72 112 9.7 -29.5
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 199 200 290 -0.5 -31.4
UNCLASSIFIED 52 60 58 -13.3 -10.3
Natrona County
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 1,169 1,265 2,024 -7.6 -42.2
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 328 388 536 -15.5 -38.8
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 327 333 739 -1.8 -55.8
Construction 194 164 310 18.3 -37.4
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 744 827 1,111 -10.0 -33.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 235 239 362 -1.7 -35.1
Financial Activities 44 50 32 -12.0 37.5
Professional & Business Services 249 228 237 9.2 5.1
Educational & Health Services 164 214 162 -23.4 1.2
Leisure & Hospitality 65 101 159 -35.6 -59.1
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 47 56 132 -16.1 -64.4
UNCLASSIFIED 50 48 41 4.2 22.0
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.

Continued Claims by Industry

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Continued Claims by County

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December 2014, Vol. 51 No. 12


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