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Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims for Wyoming by County of Residence, Industry, and Selected Demographics, 2019-2025

Updated September 11, 2025, for the week ending September 6, 2025.

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Most Current Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry

Table 2: Most Recent Unemployment Insurance Claims Data for Wyoming by Industry, 2024 Week 36 and 2025 Weeks 35 and 36
Week ending September 6, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 36.
Updated September 11, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 36 2025 Week 35 2024 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 1,186 1,190 1,066 -4 -0.3 120 11.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 91 97 77 -6 -6.2 14 18.2
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 75 73 53 2 2.7 22 41.5
23-Construction (23) 190 179 172 11 6.1 18 10.5
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 52 53 54 -1 -1.9 -2 -3.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) 58 57 53 1 1.8 5 9.4
44, 45 - Retail Trade 102 96 99 6 6.3 3 3.0
51-Information (51) 23 25 13 -2 -8.0 10 76.9
52, 53 - Financial Activities 62 58 52 4 6.9 10 19.2
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 190 191 138 -1 -0.5 52 37.7
61-Educational services (61) 33 32 29 1 3.1 4 13.8
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 120 129 130 -9 -7.0 -10 -7.7
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 102 114 117 -12 -10.5 -15 -12.8
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 38 37 32 1 2.7 6 18.8
92-Public administration (92) 44 40 35 4 10.0 9 25.7
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Initial Claims
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 36 2025 Week 35 2024 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 227 259 193 -32 -12.4 34 17.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 11 6 8 5 83.3 3 37.5
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 25 30 12 -5 -16.7 13 108.3
23-Construction (23) 57 57 37 0 0.0 20 54.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 9 15 13 -6 -40.0 -4 -30.8
42-Wholesale trade (42) 5 10 10 -5 -50.0 -5 -50.0
44, 45 - Retail Trade 23 24 24 -1 -4.2 -1 -4.2
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 14 7 6 7 100.0 8 133.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 23 22 15 1 4.5 8 53.3
61-Educational services (61) 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 13 26 22 -13 -50.0 -9 -40.9
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 20 39 31 -19 -48.7 -11 -35.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) N/D 6 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
92-Public administration (92) 11 6 5 5 83.3 6 120.0
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
Continued Weeks Claimed
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 36 2025 Week 35 2024 Week 36 N % N %
 Total 1,696 1,698 1,384 -2 -0.1 312 22.5
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 134 143 102 -9 -6.3 32 31.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 115 97 68 18 18.6 47 69.1
23-Construction (23) 333 325 251 8 2.5 82 32.7
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 99 101 72 -2 -2.0 27 37.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 71 65 54 6 9.2 17 31.5
44, 45 - Retail Trade 130 118 138 12 10.2 -8 -5.8
51-Information (51) 25 28 19 -3 -10.7 6 31.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 59 61 57 -2 -3.3 2 3.5
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 252 264 164 -12 -4.5 88 53.7
61-Educational services (61) 45 46 38 -1 -2.2 7 18.4
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 168 179 160 -11 -6.1 8 5.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 132 141 149 -9 -6.4 -17 -11.4
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 52 50 33 2 4.0 19 57.6
92-Public administration (92) 68 67 61 1 1.5 7 11.5
999-Unclassified (999) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
pPreliminary and subject to revision. 
 = Not discloseable due to confidentiality. 
Source: Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims. 
Prepared by T. Glover and M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 9/11/25.