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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

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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 50 and 2025 Weeks 49 and 50
Week ending December 13, 2025, is referred to as 2025 Week 50.
Updated December 18, 2025.
Number of Employers
Current Weekp Previous Week Year Ago Over-the-Week Change Over-the-Year Change
Industry and NAICS Code 2025 Week 50 2025 Week 49 2024 Week 50 N % N %
 Total 1,495 1,513 1,399 -18 -1.2 96 6.9
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 14 N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 94 101 72 -7 -6.9 22 30.6
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 72 71 58 1 1.4 14 24.1
23-Construction (23) 327 314 292 13 4.1 35 12.0
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 48 51 66 -3 -5.9 -18 -27.3
42-Wholesale trade (42) 56 62 54 -6 -9.7 2 3.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 107 108 122 -1 -0.9 -15 -12.3
51-Information (51) 29 30 19 -1 -3.3 10 52.6
52, 53 - Financial Activities 59 65 54 -6 -9.2 5 9.3
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 237 241 206 -4 -1.7 31 15.0
61-Educational services (61) 32 31 30 1 3.2 2 6.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 139 135 120 4 3.0 19 15.8
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 189 200 200 -11 -5.5 -11 -5.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 48 46 47 2 4.3 1 2.1
92-Public administration (92) 45 46 41 -1 -2.2 4 9.8
999-Unclassified (999) 5 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 50 2025 Week 49 2024 Week 50 N % N %
 Total 475 639 451 -164 -25.7 24 5.3
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) N/D N/D 6 N/D N/D N/D N/D
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 21 39 33 -18 -46.2 -12 -36.4
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 30 28 19 2 7.1 11 57.9
23-Construction (23) 195 275 161 -80 -29.1 34 21.1
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 10 15 31 -5 -33.3 -21 -67.7
42-Wholesale trade (42) N/D 7 5 N/D N/D N/D N/D
44, 45 - Retail Trade 20 27 23 -7 -25.9 -3 -13.0
51-Information (51) N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D N/D
52, 53 - Financial Activities 7 9 5 -2 -22.2 2 40.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 63 72 62 -9 -12.5 1 1.6
61-Educational services (61) 10 8 6 2 25.0 4 66.7
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 22 29 18 -7 -24.1 4 22.2
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 58 78 50 -20 -25.6 8 16.0
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 7 7 6 0 0.0 1 16.7
92-Public administration (92) 21 27 23 -6 -22.2 -2 -8.7
999-Unclassified (999) 5 10 N/D -5 -50.0 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 50 2025 Week 49 2024 Week 50 N % N %
 Total 2,871 2,803 2,572 68 2.4 299 11.6
11-Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11) 16 N/D 19 N/D N/D -3 -15.8
21-Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (21) 140 137 111 3 2.2 29 26.1
22, 48, 49 - Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 96 87 71 9 10.3 25 35.2
23-Construction (23) 785 605 619 180 29.8 166 26.8
31, 32, 33 - Manufacturing 105 104 95 1 1.0 10 10.5
42-Wholesale trade (42) 67 73 64 -6 -8.2 3 4.7
44, 45 - Retail Trade 176 181 173 -5 -2.8 3 1.7
51-Information (51) 31 30 23 1 3.3 8 34.8
52, 53 - Financial Activities 64 66 64 -2 -3.0 0 0.0
54, 55, 56 - Professional and Business Services 354 336 365 18 5.4 -11 -3.0
61-Educational services (61) 52 46 50 6 13.0 2 4.0
62-Health care and social assistance (62) 186 177 155 9 5.1 31 20.0
71, 72 - Leisure and Hospitality 617 782 574 -165 -21.1 43 7.5
81-Other services, except public administration (81) 55 51 56 4 7.8 -1 -1.8
92-Public administration (92) 113 102 124 11 10.8 -11 -8.9
999-Unclassified (999) 14 N/D 9 N/D N/D 5 55.6
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, 12/18/25.