Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Harris, Principal Economist
Initial claims decreased by 6.7% over the year with a substantial decrease in leisure & hospitality (-24.9%).
Initial Claims
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Claims Filed
|
% Change Claims Filed
|
|
Feb 14
|
Feb 14
|
|
Feb 14
|
Jan 14
|
Feb 13
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Jan 14
|
Feb 13
|
|
Wyoming Statewide
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
2,655
|
3,636
|
2,846
|
-27.0
|
-6.7
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
1,251
|
1,691
|
1,330
|
-26.0
|
-5.9
|
|
Natural Res. & Mining
|
248
|
297
|
309
|
-16.5
|
-19.7
|
|
Mining
|
234
|
272
|
291
|
-14.0
|
-19.6
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
5
|
12
|
20
|
-58.3
|
-75.0
|
|
Construction
|
919
|
1,214
|
873
|
-24.3
|
5.3
|
|
Manufacturing
|
83
|
178
|
147
|
-53.4
|
-43.5
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
910
|
1,321
|
1,003
|
-31.1
|
-9.3
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
333
|
451
|
359
|
-26.2
|
-7.2
|
|
Wholesale Trade
|
67
|
85
|
56
|
-21.2
|
19.6
|
|
Retail Trade
|
149
|
249
|
187
|
-40.2
|
-20.3
|
|
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
|
117
|
117
|
116
|
0.0
|
0.9
|
|
Information
|
12
|
16
|
23
|
-25.0
|
-47.8
|
|
Financial Activities
|
57
|
44
|
53
|
29.5
|
7.5
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
165
|
285
|
169
|
-42.1
|
-2.4
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
102
|
100
|
86
|
2.0
|
18.6
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
181
|
370
|
241
|
-51.1
|
-24.9
|
|
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
|
53
|
47
|
66
|
12.8
|
-19.7
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
180
|
256
|
169
|
-29.7
|
6.5
|
|
Federal Government
|
71
|
119
|
56
|
-40.3
|
26.8
|
|
State Government
|
28
|
20
|
27
|
40.0
|
3.7
|
|
Local Government
|
81
|
116
|
86
|
-30.2
|
-5.8
|
|
Local Education
|
15
|
26
|
15
|
-42.3
|
0.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
312
|
367
|
343
|
-15.0
|
-9.0
|
|
Laramie County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
400
|
536
|
319
|
-25.4
|
25.4
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
193
|
291
|
128
|
-33.7
|
50.8
|
|
Construction
|
173
|
253
|
115
|
-31.6
|
50.4
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
167
|
207
|
153
|
-19.3
|
9.2
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
51
|
82
|
61
|
-37.8
|
-16.4
|
|
Financial Activities
|
15
|
3
|
11
|
400.0
|
36.4
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
39
|
56
|
29
|
-30.4
|
34.5
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
23
|
15
|
14
|
53.3
|
64.3
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
22
|
38
|
23
|
-42.1
|
-4.3
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
27
|
25
|
25
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
0.0
|
10.0
|
|
Natrona County
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
|
361
|
446
|
375
|
-19.1
|
-3.7
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
|
192
|
236
|
201
|
-18.6
|
-4.5
|
|
Construction
|
127
|
169
|
123
|
-24.9
|
3.3
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
|
154
|
188
|
159
|
-18.1
|
-3.1
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
92
|
94
|
90
|
-2.1
|
2.2
|
|
Financial Activities
|
9
|
6
|
11
|
50.0
|
-18.2
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
28
|
51
|
27
|
-45.1
|
3.7
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
16
|
24
|
15
|
-33.3
|
6.7
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
29
|
32
|
28
|
-9.4
|
3.6
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT
|
11
|
10
|
6
|
10.0
|
83.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED
|
2
|
11
|
8
|
-81.8
|
-75.0
|
| 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. |
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