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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

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

Updated May 2, 2024, for the week ending April 27, 2024.

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry

Table 2: Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2023 Week 17 and 2024 Weeks 16 and 17
Week ending April 27, 2024, is referred to as 2024 Week 17.
Updated May 2, 2024.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 1,327 1,369 1,326 -42 -3.1 1 0.1
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 9 10 N/D -1 -10.0 N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 89 94 77 -5 -5.3 12 15.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 95 98 68 -3 -3.1 27 39.7
23-Construction (23) 272 286 290 -14 -4.9 -18 -6.2
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 53 54 61 -1 -1.9 -8 -13.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 44 38 39 6 15.8 5 12.8
44, 45 - Retail Trade 103 111 102 -8 -7.2 1 1.0
51-Information (51) 33 35 26 -2 -5.7 7 26.9
52, 53 - Financial Activities 53 56 77 -3 -5.4 -24 -31.2
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 173 181 165 -8 -4.4 8 4.8
61-Educational services (61) 16 16 23 0 0.0 -7 -30.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 120 121 108 -1 -0.8 12 11.1
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 173 172 199 1 0.6 -26 -13.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 51 52 31 -1 -1.9 20 64.5
92-Public administration (92) 39 40 47 -1 -2.5 -8 -17.0
99 - Unknown 5 6 N/D -1 -16.7 N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 314 413 287 -99 -24.0 27 9.4
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 15 27 13 -12 -44.4 2 15.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 23 18 17 5 27.8 6 35.3
23-Construction (23) 65 66 51 -1 -1.5 14 27.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 13 13 14 0 0.0 -1 -7.1
42-Wholesale trade (42) 9 N/D 7 N/D N/D 2 28.6
44, 45 - Retail Trade 15 26 26 -11 -42.3 -11 -42.3
51-Information (51) N/D 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 14 16 10 -2 -12.5 4 40.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 25 20 23 5 25.0 2 8.7
61-Educational services (61) N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 21 31 20 -10 -32.3 1 5.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 91 160 85 -69 -43.1 6 7.1
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 9 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 8 11 7 -3 -27.3 1 14.3
99 - Unknown 0 0 N/D 0 0.0 N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICSa Code 2024 Week 17 2024 Week 16 2023 Week 17 N % N %
 Total 2,221 2,274 2,180 -53 -2.3 41 1.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 9 9 13 0 0.0 -4 -30.8
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 159 172 109 -13 -7.6 50 45.9
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 136 146 102 -10 -6.8 34 33.3
23-Construction (23) 489 558 467 -69 -12.4 22 4.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 89 93 130 -4 -4.3 -41 -31.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 51 54 49 -3 -5.6 2 4.1
44, 45 - Retail Trade 155 167 147 -12 -7.2 8 5.4
51-Information (51) 40 46 33 -6 -13.0 7 21.2
52, 53 - Financial Activities 64 66 84 -2 -3.0 -20 -23.8
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 212 233 195 -21 -9.0 17 8.7
61-Educational services (61) 25 30 33 -5 -16.7 -8 -24.2
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 163 146 143 17 11.6 20 14.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 488 420 547 68 16.2 -59 -10.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 53 48 29 5 10.4 24 82.8
92-Public administration (92) 76 77 95 -1 -1.3 -19 -20.0
99 - Unknown 12 7 0 5 71.4 12 N/A
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
N/D = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/2/24.