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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Statistics


Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2024


Weekly UI Claims Data Table of Contents

Updated September 26, 2024, for the week ending September 21, 2024.

Current Monthly UI Claims Report

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Report, August 2024

There were 899 initial claims in August 2024, up slightly (8, or 0.9%) from August 2023. August is usually the month with the fewest initial claims, as employment picks up in industries such as construction and leisure & hospitality.

The total number of continued weeks claimed increased from 6,139 in August 2023 to 6,485 in August 2024 (346, or 5.6%). The total number of unique claimants increased from 1,842 to 2,279 (437, or 23.7%) over the year, and increased by 13.6% over the month.

The August 2024 Unemployment Insurance claims report also provides detailed information on initial and continued claims at the industry and county levels.

August 2024 UI Claims Report

Weekly UI Claims Data

Annual UI Claims Data

Updated September 23, 2024.

Monthly Tables and Figures

*Information displayed in Initial and Continued Claims are adjusted for monthly comparisons by normalizing the number of weeks in each month to a standard 4.33 weeks.

**NAICS = North American Industry Classification code.

***SIC = Standard Industrial Classification code.  


Annual Tables and Figures

Article: Wyoming UI Claims, Benefits Paid Remain Low in 2023 (Wyoming Labor Force Trends, May 2024)

Updated May 21, 2024.

Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims by Occupation

Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Occupation, Educational Requirement, and Gender, 2019-2020

Table of Contents

Published March 26, 2021.

Selected Articles from Wyoming Labor Force Trends and Other Publications


Previous Monthly UI Claims Reports

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