Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims

by: Douglas W. Leonard, Senior Economist

Initial claims were 17.4% less than in September 2010. However, claims increased slightly over the year in state (10.3%) and local government (5.9%).

Initial Claims Claims Filed Percent Change Claims Filed
Sep 11 Sep 11
Sep 11 Aug 11 Sep 10 Aug 11 Sep 10
Wyoming Statewide
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 2,236 1,945 2,707 15.0 -17.4
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 656 556 845 18.0 -22.4
Natural Res. & Mining 134 147 148 -8.8 -9.5
Mining 130 132 140 -1.5 -7.1
Oil & Gas Extraction 16 12 16 33.3 0.0
Construction 458 360 624 27.2 -26.6
Manufacturing 64 49 73 30.6 -12.3
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 1,012 904 1,294 11.9 -21.8
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 268 308 428 -13.0 -37.4
Wholesale Trade 35 50 108 -30.0 -67.6
Retail Trade 187 184 239 1.6 -21.8
Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 46 74 81 -37.8 -43.2
Information 8 8 16 0.0 -50.0
Financial Activities 43 58 66 -25.9 -34.8
Prof. and Business Svcs. 150 147 185 2.0 -18.9
Educational & Health Svcs. 132 143 154 -7.7 -14.3
Leisure & Hospitality 366 191 390 91.6 -6.2
Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin. 45 49 55 -8.2 -18.2
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 229 162 288 41.4 -20.5
Federal Government 90 47 158 91.5 -43.0
State Government 32 22 29 45.5 10.3
Local Government 107 93 101 15.1 5.9
Local Education 26 29 27 -10.3 -3.7
UNCLASSIFIED 339 323 280 5.0 21.1
Laramie County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 281 282 403 -0.4 -30.3
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 95 76 144 25.0 -34.0
Construction 81 58 120 39.7 -32.5
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 128 160 178 -20.0 -28.1
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 34 47 62 -27.7 -45.2
Financial Activities 6 12 7 -50.0 -14.3
Prof. & Business Svcs. 28 33 33 -15.2 -15.2
Educational & Health Svcs. 23 29 32 -20.7 -28.1
Leisure & Hospitality 27 30 32 -10.0 -15.6
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 40 28 65 42.9 -38.5
UNCLASSIFIED 18 18 16 0.0 12.5
Natrona County
TOTAL CLAIMS FILED 224 264 377 -15.2 -40.6
TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING 83 78 121 6.4 -31.4
Construction 61 47 78 29.8 -21.8
TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING 117 167 225 -29.9 -48.0
Trade, Transp., & Utilities 42 64 115 -34.4 -63.5
Financial Activities 7 11 9 -36.4 -22.2
Prof. & Business Svcs. 18 23 25 -21.7 -28.0
Educational & Health Svcs. 18 30 24 -40.0 -25.0
Leisure & Hospitality 19 23 38 -17.4 -50.0
TOTAL GOVERNMENT 15 13 26 15.4 -42.3
UNCLASSIFIED 9 6 5 50.0 80.0

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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