Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Sherry Wen, Senior Economist
Initial claims decreased over the year in most industries, but significant increases were seen in financial activities (35.1%), wholesale trade (21.7%), and manufacturing (16.0%).
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Initial Claims
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Claims Filed
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Percent Change Claims Filed
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Mar 12
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Mar 12
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Mar 12
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Feb 12
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Mar 11
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Feb 12
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Mar 11
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Wyoming Statewide
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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2,723
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2,980
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3,252
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-8.6
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-16.3
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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965
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1,362
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1,214
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-29.1
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-20.5
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Natural Res. & Mining
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231
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306
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276
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-24.5
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-16.3
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Mining
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201
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283
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248
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-29.0
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-19.0
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Oil & Gas Extraction
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4
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15
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19
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-73.3
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-78.9
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Construction
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560
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948
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788
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-40.9
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-28.9
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Manufacturing
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174
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108
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150
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61.1
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16.0
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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1,276
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1,051
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1,448
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21.4
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-11.9
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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368
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358
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398
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2.8
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-7.5
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Wholesale Trade
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56
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43
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46
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30.2
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21.7
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Retail Trade
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195
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187
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236
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4.3
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-17.4
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Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
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117
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128
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116
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-8.6
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0.9
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Information
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8
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12
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15
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-33.3
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-46.7
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Financial Activities
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50
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52
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37
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-3.8
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35.1
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Prof. and Business Svcs.
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160
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199
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182
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-19.6
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-12.1
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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142
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128
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163
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10.9
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-12.9
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Leisure & Hospitality
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495
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240
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579
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106.3
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-14.5
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Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
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53
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62
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74
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-14.5
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-28.4
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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176
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205
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222
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-14.1
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-20.7
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Federal Government
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74
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84
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89
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-11.9
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-16.9
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State Government
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23
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22
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23
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4.5
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0.0
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Local Government
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79
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99
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110
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-20.2
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-28.2
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Local Education
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22
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30
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27
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-26.7
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-18.5
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UNCLASSIFIED
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306
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362
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368
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-15.5
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-16.8
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Laramie County
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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308
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414
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365
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-25.6
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-15.6
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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94
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178
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135
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-47.2
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-30.4
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Construction
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78
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156
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113
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-50.0
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-31.0
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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171
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177
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172
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-3.4
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-0.6
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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51
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50
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54
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2.0
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-5.6
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Financial Activities
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16
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15
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9
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6.7
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77.8
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Prof. & Business Svcs.
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50
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42
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35
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19.0
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42.9
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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24
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32
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27
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-25.0
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-11.1
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Leisure & Hospitality
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19
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28
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34
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-32.1
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-44.1
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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30
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38
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43
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-21.1
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-30.2
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UNCLASSIFIED
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13
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21
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15
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-38.1
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-13.3
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Natrona County
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TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
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235
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336
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308
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-30.1
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-23.7
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TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
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99
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161
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124
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-38.5
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-20.2
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Construction
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67
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120
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87
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-44.2
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-23.0
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TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
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123
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147
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167
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-16.3
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-26.3
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Trade, Transp., & Utilities
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41
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54
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49
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-24.1
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-16.3
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Financial Activities
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4
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7
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6
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-42.9
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-33.3
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Prof. & Business Svcs.
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23
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20
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28
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15.0
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-17.9
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Educational & Health Svcs.
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21
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27
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27
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-22.2
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-22.2
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Leisure & Hospitality
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23
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22
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36
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4.5
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-36.1
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TOTAL GOVERNMENT
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7
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15
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8
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-53.3
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-12.5
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UNCLASSIFIED
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6
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13
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9
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-53.8
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-33.3
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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.
