Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Statistics:
Initial Claims--Statewide, by Industry

Initial Claims filed in Wyoming by Government workers increased by 321.6 percent from January 1995 to January 1996, due primarily to the Federal Government shutdowns.

CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
JAN 96 DEC 95 JAN 95 DEC 95-JAN 96 JAN 95-96
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 5,405 2,233 5,851 142.1 -7.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 2,176 1,087 3,312 100.2 -34.3
--Manufacturing 289 110 480 162.7 -39.8
--Mining 438 195 911 124.6 -51.9
----Oil & Gas Extraction 404 180 864 124.4 -53.2
--Construction 1,449 782 1,921 85.3 -24.6
CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
JAN 96 DEC 95 JAN 95 DEC 95-JAN 96 JAN 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 2,969 911 2,034 225.9 46.0
--Transportation & Public Utilities 241 76 342 217.1 -29.5
----Transportation 216 57 305 278.9 -29.2
----Communications & Public Utilities 25 19 37 31.6 -32.4
--Trade 596 277 625 115.2 -4.6
----Wholesale Trade 105 32 104 228.1 1.0
----Retail Trade 491 245 521 100.4 -5.8
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 33 30 50 10.0 -34.0
--Services 695 334 684 108.1 1.6
----Personal & Business Services 179 69 208 159.4 -13.9
----Health Services 58 46 46 26.1 26.1
--Government 1,404 194 333 623.7 321.6
----Local Government 90 57 121 57.9 -25.6
------Local Education 17 15 28 13.3 -39.3
UNCLASSIFIED 260 235 505 10.6 -48.5


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