Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Douglas W. Leonard, Principal Economist
Initial claims declined by 15.9% compared to November 2010. Initial claims in goods-producing industries declined by 548 or 26.5% compared to year-ago levels.
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Initial Claims
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Claims Filed
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Percent Change Claims Filed
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Nov 11
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Nov 11
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Nov 11
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Oct 11
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Nov 10
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Oct 11
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Nov 10
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Wyoming Statewide
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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4,359
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4,222
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5,184
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3.2
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-15.9
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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1,519
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955
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2,067
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59.1
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-26.5
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Natural Res. & Mining
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200
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152
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269
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31.6
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-25.7
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Mining
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157
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128
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238
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22.7
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-34.0
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Oil & Gas Extraction
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10
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17
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18
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-41.2
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-44.4
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Construction
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1,206
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685
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1,693
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76.1
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-28.8
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Manufacturing
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113
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118
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105
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-4.2
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7.6
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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1,830
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2,463
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2,072
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-25.7
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-11.7
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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412
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426
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489
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-3.3
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-15.7
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Wholesale Trade
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74
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45
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103
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64.4
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-28.2
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Retail Trade
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231
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254
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268
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-9.1
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-13.8
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Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
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107
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127
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118
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-15.7
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-9.3
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Information
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12
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22
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16
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-45.5
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-25.0
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Financial Activities
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65
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69
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59
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-5.8
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10.2
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Prof. and Business Svcs.
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353
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258
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378
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36.8
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-6.6
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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135
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128
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157
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5.5
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-14.0
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Leisure & Hospitality
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772
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1,498
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900
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-48.5
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-14.2
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Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
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81
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62
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73
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30.6
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11.0
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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425
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366
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497
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16.1
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-14.5
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Federal Government
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254
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205
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301
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23.9
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-15.6
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State Government
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35
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30
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25
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16.7
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40.0
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Local Government
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136
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131
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171
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3.8
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-20.5
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Local Education
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33
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24
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19
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37.5
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73.7
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UNCLASSIFIED
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585
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438
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548
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33.6
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6.8
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Laramie County
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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540
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432
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658
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25.0
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-17.9
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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245
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156
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326
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57.1
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-24.8
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Construction
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230
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141
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312
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63.1
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-26.3
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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237
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213
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252
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11.3
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-6.0
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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77
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56
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72
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37.5
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6.9
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Financial Activities
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14
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18
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11
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-22.2
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27.3
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Prof. & Business Svcs.
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71
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51
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68
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39.2
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4.4
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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29
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29
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50
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0.0
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-42.0
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Leisure & Hospitality
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32
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45
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41
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-28.9
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-22.0
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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32
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46
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45
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-30.4
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-28.9
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UNCLASSIFIED
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26
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17
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35
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52.9
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-25.7
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Natrona County
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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411
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325
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537
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26.5
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-23.5
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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192
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124
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264
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54.8
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-27.3
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Construction
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162
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88
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221
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84.1
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-26.7
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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190
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179
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233
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6.1
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-18.5
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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54
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57
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82
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-5.3
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-34.1
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Financial Activities
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8
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10
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8
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-20.0
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0.0
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Prof. & Business Svcs.
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49
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32
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53
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53.1
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-7.5
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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29
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29
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23
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0.0
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26.1
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Leisure & Hospitality
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34
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36
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51
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-5.6
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-33.3
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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19
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12
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21
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58.3
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-9.5
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UNCLASSIFIED
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10
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10
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19
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0.0
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-47.4
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| 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. |
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Last modified
by Phil Ellsworth.
