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Wyoming Normalized Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
Data produced by: Mark A. Harris, Sociologist, Ph.D.

Wyoming Statewide | Laramie County | Natrona County

"Statewide initial claims for October increased by 9.7 percent over the prior year.  Much of the increase occurred in Services."

Percent Change
Claims Filed
Claims Filed Oct 01 Oct 01
Oct 01 Sept 01 Oct 00 Sept 01 Oct 00
WYOMING STATEWIDE
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 1,753 987 1,598 77.6 9.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 522 315 526 65.7 -0.8
Mining 147 69 107 113.0 37.4
Oil & Gas Extraction 138 52 58 165.4 137.9
Construction 272 158 367 72.2 -25.9
Manufacturing 103 88 52 17.0 98.1
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 1,079 563 936 91.7 15.3
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 59 81 52 -27.2 13.5
Transportation 49 70 41 -30.0 19.5
Communications & Public Utilities 10 11 11 -9.1 -9.1
Trade 301 148 248 103.4 21.4
Wholesale Trade 39 26 27 50.0 44.4
Retail Trade 262 122 221 114.8 18.6
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 13 21 29 -38.1 -55.2
Services 544 218 410 149.5 32.7
Personal & Business Services 103 64 90 60.9 14.4
Health Services 38 27 31 40.7 22.6
Government 162 95 197 70.5 -17.8
Local Government 59 50 39 18.0 51.3
Local Education 9 16 8 -43.8 12.5
UNCLASSIFIED 152 109 136 39.4 11.8
LARAMIE COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 154 137 178 12.4 -13.5
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 28 13 55 115.4 -49.1
Mining 1 0 19 0.0 -94.7
Oil & Gas Extraction 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
Construction 23 11 32 109.1 -28.1
Manufacturing 4 2 4 100.0 0.0
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 116 116 110 0.0 5.5
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 13 39 14 -66.7 -7.1
Transportation 10 35 13 -71.4 -23.1
Communications & Public Utilities 3 4 1 -25.0 200.0
Trade 38 19 38 100.0 0.0
Wholesale Trade 6 5 3 20.0 100.0
Retail Trade 32 14 35 128.6 -8.6
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 3 9 9 -66.7 -66.7
Services 44 32 29 37.5 51.7
Personal & Business Services 14 13 12 7.7 16.7
Health Services 7 6 5 16.7 40.0
Government 18 17 20 5.9 -10.0
Local Government 5 3 4 66.7 25.0
Local Education 2 2 0 0.0 0.0
UNCLASSIFIED 10 8 13 25.0 -23.1
NATRONA COUNTY
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 176 111 195 58.6 -9.7
TOTAL GOODS PRODUCING 68 31 69 119.4 -1.4
Mining 24 6 17 300 41.2
Oil & Gas Extraction 24 6 14 300 71.4
Construction 37 19 44 94.7 -15.9
Manufacturing 7 6 8 16.7 -12.5
TOTAL SERVICES PRODUCING 98 68 114 44.1 -14
Transportation, Communications & Public Utilities 6 7 10 -14.3 -40
Transportation 6 6 4 0 50
Communications & Public Utilities 0 1 6 0 0
Trade 34 27 39 25.9 -12.8
Wholesale Trade 11 10 10 10 10
Retail Trade 23 17 29 35.3 -20.7
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 3 4 3 -25 0
Services 45 22 36 104.5 25
Personal & Business Services 16 8 16 100 0
Health Services 8 2 6 300 33.3
Government 10 8 26 25 -61.5
Local Government 7 5 2 40 250
Local Education 2 2 0 0 0
UNCLASSIFIED 10 12 12 -16.7 -16.7

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