Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist
Initial claims increased 21.1% (849 claims) from January 2015. There were large increases in retail trade (64.0%, or 110 claims), manufacturing (62.9 %, or 90 claims) and wholesale trade (122.6%, or 76 claims).
Initial
Claims |
Claims Filed
|
% Change
Claims Filed |
Jan
16 |
Jan
16 |
Jan
16 |
Dec
15 |
Jan
15 |
Dec
15 |
Jan
15 |
Wyoming
Statewide |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED |
4,874
|
4,082
|
4,025
|
19.4
|
21.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING |
2,366
|
2,202
|
2,160
|
7.4
|
9.5
|
|
Natural Res. & Mining
|
614
|
514
|
682
|
19.5
|
-10.0
|
|
Mining |
592
|
493
|
658
|
20.1
|
-10.0
|
|
Oil & Gas Extraction
|
31
|
37
|
51
|
-16.2
|
-39.2
|
|
Construction |
1,517
|
1,532
|
1,333
|
-1.0
|
13.8
|
|
Manufacturing |
233
|
154
|
143
|
51.3
|
62.9
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING |
1,735
|
1,196
|
1,228
|
45.1
|
41.3
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
651
|
384
|
403
|
69.5
|
61.5
|
|
Wholesale Trade |
138
|
44
|
62
|
213.6
|
122.6
|
|
Retail Trade |
282
|
148
|
172
|
90.5
|
64.0
|
|
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities
|
231
|
192
|
169
|
20.3
|
36.7
|
|
Information |
17
|
12
|
14
|
41.7
|
21.4
|
|
Financial Activities |
84
|
60
|
62
|
40.0
|
35.5
|
|
Prof. and Business Svcs. |
415
|
293
|
293
|
41.6
|
41.6
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
110
|
105
|
112
|
4.8
|
-1.8
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
349
|
277
|
277
|
26.0
|
26.0
|
|
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. |
102
|
58
|
61
|
75.9
|
67.2
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT |
362
|
260
|
279
|
39.2
|
29.7
|
|
Federal Government |
125
|
138
|
126
|
-9.4
|
-0.8
|
|
State Government |
32
|
20
|
33
|
60.0
|
-3.0
|
|
Local Government |
204
|
101
|
119
|
102.0
|
71.4
|
|
Local Education |
21
|
18
|
16
|
16.7
|
31.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED |
410
|
422
|
357
|
-2.8
|
14.8
|
|
Laramie County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED |
497
|
603
|
471
|
-17.6
|
5.5
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING |
261
|
405
|
230
|
-35.6
|
13.5
|
|
Construction |
210
|
316
|
185
|
-33.5
|
13.5
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING |
197
|
150
|
189
|
31.3
|
4.2
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
76
|
72
|
63
|
5.6
|
20.6
|
|
Financial Activities |
14
|
5
|
11
|
180.0
|
27.3
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
44
|
35
|
48
|
25.7
|
-8.3
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
23
|
10
|
32
|
130.0
|
-28.1
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
22
|
16
|
25
|
37.5
|
-12.0
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT |
20
|
20
|
29
|
0.0
|
-31.0
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED |
18
|
26
|
22
|
-30.8
|
-18.2
|
|
Natrona County |
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED |
799
|
641
|
468
|
24.6
|
70.7
|
|
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING |
434
|
372
|
274
|
16.7
|
58.4
|
|
Construction |
279
|
265
|
162
|
5.3
|
72.2
|
|
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING |
330
|
245
|
165
|
34.7
|
100.0
|
|
Trade, Transp., & Utilities
|
144
|
89
|
70
|
61.8
|
105.7
|
|
Financial Activities |
12
|
19
|
8
|
-36.8
|
50.0
|
|
Prof. & Business Svcs.
|
70
|
46
|
34
|
52.2
|
105.9
|
|
Educational & Health Svcs.
|
17
|
22
|
19
|
-22.7
|
-10.5
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality
|
52
|
49
|
18
|
6.1
|
188.9
|
|
TOTAL GOVERNMENT |
14
|
12
|
11
|
16.7
|
27.3
|
|
UNCLASSIFIED |
21
|
11
|
16
|
90.9
|
31.3
|
| aAn average month is considered 4.33 weeks. If a month has four weeks, the normalization factor is 1.0825. If the month has five weeks, the normalization factor is 0.866. The number of raw claims is multiplied by the normalization factor to achieve the normalized claims counts. |
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Initial Claims by Industry
Initial Claims by County
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