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

Statewide, Total Initial Claims filed in February 1996 were 26.1 percent less than in February 1995. The major decreases occurred in Manufacturing (-46.8%), Mining (-52.9%), Wholesale Trade (-50.0%) and Local Education (-58.3%).

CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
FEB 96 JAN 96 FEB 95 JAN 96-FEB 96 FEB 95-96
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,322 5,405 3,142 -57.0 -26.1
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 1,147 2,176 1,837 -47.3 -37.6
--Manufacturing 213 289 400 -26.3 -46.8
--Mining 264 438 561 -39.7 -52.9
----Oil & Gas Extraction 243 404 492 -39.9 -50.6
--Construction 670 1,449 876 -53.8 -23.5
CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
FEB 96 JAN 96 FEB 95 JAN 96-FEB 96 FEB 95-96
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 996 2,969 1,064 -66.5 -6.4
--Transportation & Public Utilities 120 241 165 -50.2 -27.3
----Transportation 108 216 144 -50.0 -25.0
----Communications & Public Utilities 12 25 21 -52.0 -42.9
--Trade 332 596 354 -44.3 -6.2
----Wholesale Trade 34 105 68 -67.6 -50.0
----Retail Trade 298 491 286 -39.3 4.2
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 37 33 46 12.1 -19.6
--Services 342 695 340 -50.8 0.6
----Personal & Business Services 88 179 102 -50.8 -13.7
----Health Services 62 58 36 6.9 72.2
--Government 165 1,404 159 -88.2 3.8
----Local Government 45 90 54 -50.0 -16.7
------Local Education 10 17 24 -41.2 -58.3
UNCLASSIFIED 179 260 241 -31.2 -25.7


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