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Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Normalized Continued Claims--Statewide, by Industry

Statewide, total weeks claimed decreased from February 1996 to 1997 (8.5%) as did total unique claimants (9.8%). From January to February 1997, total weeks claimed decreased slightly (2.5%) while total unique claimants increased (12.0%).

WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
FEB 97 JAN 97 FEB 96 JAN 97-FEB 97 FEB 96-97
TOTAL WEEKS CLAIMED 25,636 26,281 28,010 -2.5 -8.5
TOTAL UNIQUE CLAIMANTS 7,579 6,765 8,406 12.0 -9.8
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 12,731 13,563 13,773 -6.1 -7.6
--Manufacturing 1,677 1,617 1,756 3.7 -4.5
--Mining 1,682 1,774 2,697 -5.2 -37.6
----Oil & Gas Extraction 1,255 1,353 2,437 -7.2 -48.5
--Construction 9,372 10,172 9,320 -7.9 0.6
WEEKS CLAIMED % CHANGE IN WEEKS CLAIMED
FEB 97 JAN 97 FEB 96 JAN 97-FEB 97 FEB 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 11,292 10,973 12,427 2.9 -9.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities 1,186 1,139 1,491 4.1 -20.5
----Transportation 974 947 1,231 2.9 -20.9
----Communications & Public Utilities 212 191 260 11.0 -18.5
--Trade 3,682 3,321 3,858 10.9 -4.6
----Wholesale Trade 477 439 667 8.7 -28.5
----Retail Trade 3,204 2,882 3,191 11.2 0.4
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 342 306 394 11.8 -13.2
--Services 4,652 4,682 5,049 -0.6 -7.9
----Personal & Business Services 1,310 1,310 1,331 0.0 -1.6
----Health Services 345 354 559 -2.5 -38.3
--Government 1,430 1,525 1,635 -6.2 -12.5
----Local Government 880 902 890 -2.4 -1.1
------Local Education 245 261 228 -6.1 7.5
UNCLASSIFIED 1,613 1,745 1,810 -7.6 -10.9


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