Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist
Initial claims increased 24.9% from July 2014. The largest percentage increases were seen in manufacturing (172.4%) and transportation, warehousing, & utilities (108.8%).
           
		  
					
					
					
					
					
					
					
		
			  
					
						
								| 
							Initial Claims
                         | 
						
							Claims Filed
						 | 
						
							% Change  
					    Claims Filed  | 
				  
					
						
							Jul  
					    15  | 
						
							Jul  
					    15  | 
					
					
						
							Jul  
					    15  | 
						
							Jun  
						  15 | 
						
							Jul  
					    14  | 
						
							Jun  
					    15  | 
						
							Jul  
					    14  | 
					
					
						 
						| 
							Wyoming Statewide
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				  
				  
						| 
							TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
					 | 
						
							1,868
						 | 
						
							2,174
						 | 
						
							1,495
						 | 
						
							-14.1
						 | 
						
							24.9
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
					
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
						 | 
						
							653
						 | 
						
							824
						 | 
						
							451
						 | 
						
							-20.8
						 | 
						
							44.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Natural Res. & Mining
						 | 
						
							241
						 | 
						
							308
						 | 
						
							156
						 | 
						
							-21.8
						 | 
						
							54.5
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							      Mining
						 | 
						
							236
						 | 
						
							297
						 | 
						
							139
						 | 
						
							-20.5
						 | 
						
							69.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							         Oil & Gas Extraction
						 | 
						
							33
						 | 
						
							15
						 | 
						
							6
						 | 
						
							120.0
						 | 
						
							450.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Construction
						 | 
						
							332
						 | 
						
							451
						 | 
						
							264
						 | 
						
							-26.4
						 | 
						
							25.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Manufacturing
						 | 
						
							79
						 | 
						
							63
						 | 
						
							29
						 | 
						
							25.4
						 | 
						
							172.4
						 | 
				
		<
						| 
							TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
						 | 
						
							814
						 | 
						
							869
						 | 
						
							642
						 | 
						
							-6.3
						 | 
						
							26.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Trade, Transp., & Utilities
						 | 
						
							309
						 | 
						
							289
						 | 
						
							206
						 | 
						
							6.9
						 | 
						
							50.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							      Wholesale Trade
						 | 
						
							68
						 | 
						
							70
						 | 
						
							40
						 | 
						
							-2.9
						 | 
						
							70.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							      Retail Trade
						 | 
						
							122
						 | 
						
							101
						 | 
						
							109
						 | 
						
							20.8
						 | 
						
							11.9
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							      Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 
						 | 
						
							119
						 | 
						
							118
						 | 
						
							57
						 | 
						
							0.8
						 | 
						
							108.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Information
						 | 
						
							7
						 | 
						
							15
						 | 
						
							12
						 | 
						
							-53.3
						 | 
						
							-41.7
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Financial Activities
						 | 
						
							53
						 | 
						
							53
						 | 
						
							45
						 | 
						
							0.0
						 | 
						
							17.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Prof. and Business Svcs.
						 | 
						
							150
						 | 
						
							140
						 | 
						
							111
						 | 
						
							7.1
						 | 
						
							35.1
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Educational & Health Svcs.
						 | 
						
							130
						 | 
						
							189
						 | 
						
							108
						 | 
						
							-31.2
						 | 
						
							20.4
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Leisure & Hospitality
						 | 
						
							114
						 | 
						
							136
						 | 
						
							123
						 | 
						
							-16.2
						 | 
						
							-7.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
						 | 
						
							45
						 | 
						
							41
						 | 
						
							30
						 | 
						
							9.8
						 | 
						
							50.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOVERNMENT
						 | 
						
							162
						 | 
						
							180
						 | 
						
							171
						 | 
						
							-10.0
						 | 
						
							-5.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Federal Government
						 | 
						
							24
						 | 
						
							29
						 | 
						
							34
						 | 
						
							-17.2
						 | 
						
							-29.4
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   State Government
						 | 
						
							20
						 | 
						
							15
						 | 
						
							15
						 | 
						
							33.3
						 | 
						
							33.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Local Government
						 | 
						
							117
						 | 
						
							136
						 | 
						
							121
						 | 
						
							-14.0
						 | 
						
							-3.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							      Local Education
						 | 
						
							34
						 | 
						
							77
						 | 
						
							32
						 | 
						
							-55.8
						 | 
						
							6.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 		UNCLASSIFIED
						 | 
						
							238
						 | 
						
							299
						 | 
						
							230
						 | 
						
							-20.4
						 | 
						
							3.5
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							Laramie County
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
						 | 
						
							221
						 | 
						
							276
						 | 
						
							227
						 | 
						
							-19.9
						 | 
						
							-2.6
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
						 | 
						
							65
						 | 
						
							87
						 | 
						
							56
						 | 
						
							-25.3
						 | 
						
							16.1
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Construction
						 | 
						
							43
						 | 
						
							81
						 | 
						
							43
						 | 
						
							-46.9
						 | 
						
							0.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
						 | 
						
							131
						 | 
						
							141
						 | 
						
							132
						 | 
						
							-7.1
						 | 
						
							-0.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Trade, Transp., & Utilities
						 | 
						
							38
						 | 
						
							43
						 | 
						
							36
						 | 
						
							-11.6
						 | 
						
							5.6
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Financial Activities
						 | 
						
							11
						 | 
						
							11
						 | 
						
							14
						 | 
						
							0.0
						 | 
						
							-21.4
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Prof. & Business Svcs.
						 | 
						
							69
						 | 
						
							53
						 | 
						
							49
						 | 
						
							30.2
						 | 
						
							40.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Educational & Health Svcs.
						 | 
						
							14
						 | 
						
							29
						 | 
						
							13
						 | 
						
							-51.7
						 | 
						
							7.7
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Leisure & Hospitality
						 | 
						
							11
						 | 
						
							17
						 | 
						
							17
						 | 
						
							-35.3
						 | 
						
							-35.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOVERNMENT
						 | 
						
							14
						 | 
						
							29
						 | 
						
							22
						 | 
						
							-51.7
						 | 
						
							-36.4
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							UNCLASSIFIED
						 | 
						
							9
						 | 
						
							17
						 | 
						
							16
						 | 
						
							-47.1
						 | 
						
							-43.8
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							Natrona County
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
						 | 
						
							284
						 | 
						
							312
						 | 
						
							193
						 | 
						
							-9.0
						 | 
						
							47.2
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
						
							
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
						 | 
						
							108
						 | 
						
							142
						 | 
						
							58
						 | 
						
							-23.9
						 | 
						
							86.2
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Construction 
						 | 
						
							31
						 | 
						
							60
						 | 
						
							25
						 | 
						
							-48.3
						 | 
						
							24.0
						 | 
				
					
						| 		TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
						 | 
						
							160
						 | 
						
							152
						 | 
						
							116
						 | 
						
							5.3
						 | 
						
							37.9
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Trade, Transp., & Utilities
						 | 
						
							68
						 | 
						
							57
						 | 
						
							32
						 | 
						
							19.3
						 | 
						
							112.5
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Financial Activities
						 | 
						
							8
						 | 
						
							10
						 | 
						
							11
						 | 
						
							-20.0
						 | 
						
							-27.3
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Prof. & Business Svcs.
						 | 
						
							38
						 | 
						
							39
						 | 
						
							22
						 | 
						
							-2.6
						 | 
						
							72.7
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Educational & Health Svcs.
						 | 
						
							28
						 | 
						
							25
						 | 
						
							26
						 | 
						
							12.0
						 | 
						
							7.7
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							   Leisure & Hospitality 
						 | 
						
							15
						 | 
						
							13
						 | 
						
							14
						 | 
						
							15.4
						 | 
						
							7.1
						 | 
				
					
						| 
							TOTAL GOVERNMENT
						 | 
						
							7
						 | 
						
							5
						 | 
						
							12
						 | 
						
							40.0
						 | 
						
							-41.7
						 | 
				
					<
						| 
							UNCLASSIFIED
						 | 
						
							7
						 | 
						
							11
						 | 
						
							6
						 | 
						
							-36.4
						 | 
						
							16.7
						 | 
				
					
			  
			
						  | 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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                            Initial Claims by Industry
                              
                              
                              
                             
        
                             
                            Initial Claims by County
  
                               
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