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

Statewide, initial claims decreased from February 1996 to 1997 (12.6%), as well as from January to February 1997 (34.5%). This is the first time since the claims data has been normalized that initial claims have decreased over the monthly period.

CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
FEB 97 JAN 97 FEB 96 JAN 97-FEB 97 FEB 96-97
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,196 3,353 2,514 -34.5 -12.6
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 1,060 1,639 1,242 -35.3 -14.7
--Manufacturing 238 212 231 12.3 3.0
--Mining 179 268 286 -33.2 -37.4
----Oil & Gas Extraction 162 205 263 -25.4 -38.4
--Construction 643 1,159 725 -44.5 -11.3
CLAIMS FILED % CHANGE IN CLAIMS FILED
FEB 97 JAN 97 FEB 96 JAN 97-FEB 97 FEB 96-97
TOTAL SERVICE PRODUCING 958 1,284 1,078 -25.4 -11.1
--Transportation & Public Utilities 116 153 130 -24.2 -10.8
----Transportation 89 125 117 -28.8 -23.9
----Communications & Public Utilities 27 28 13 -3.6 107.7
--Trade 386 457 359 -15.5 7.5
----Wholesale Trade 47 59 37 -20.3 27.0
----Retail Trade 340 398 323 -14.6 5.3
--Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 23 34 40 -32.4 -42.5
--Services 309 581 370 -46.8 -16.5
----Personal & Business Services 74 136 95 -45.6 -22.1
----Health Services 43 57 67 -24.6 -35.8
--Government 124 232 179 -46.6 -30.7
----Local Government 54 81 49 -33.3 10.2
------Local Education 22 22 11 0.0 100.0
UNCLASSIFIED 179 257 194 -30.4 -7.7


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