
Wyoming Normalizeda Unemployment Insurance Statistics: Initial Claims
	by: Sherry Wen, Senior Economist
	The number of initial claims in wholesale trade increased substantially from year-ago levels (391.4%) for the second consecutive month. 
			
				
						
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								Initial Claims
							 | 
							
								Claims Filed
							 | 
							
								Percent Change Claims Filed
							 | 
	  
						
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								Sep 12
							 | 
							
								Sep 12
							 | 
						
	  
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								Sep 12
							 | 
							
								Aug 12
							 | 
							
								Sep 11
							 | 
							
								Aug 12
							 | 
							
								Sep 11
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								Wyoming Statewide
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
						   | 
							
								 2,245 
							 | 
							
								 2,200 
							 | 
							
								 2,236 
							 | 
							
								2.0
							 | 
							
								0.4
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
							 | 
							
								 642 
							 | 
							
								 697 
							 | 
							
								 656 
							 | 
							
								-7.9
							 | 
							
								-2.1
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Natural Res. & Mining
							 | 
							
								 173 
							 | 
							
								 213 
							 | 
							
								 134 
							 | 
							
								-18.8
							 | 
							
								29.1
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Mining
							 | 
							
								 167 
							 | 
							
								 198 
							 | 
							
								 130 
							 | 
							
								-15.7
							 | 
							
								28.5
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							| 
								 Oil & Gas Extraction
							 | 
							
								 13 
							 | 
							
								 14 
							 | 
							
								 16 
							 | 
							
								-7.1
							 | 
							
								-18.8
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								 Construction
							 | 
							
								 404 
							 | 
							
								 423 
							 | 
							
								 458 
							 | 
							
								-4.5
							 | 
							
								-11.8
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								 Manufacturing
							 | 
							
								 65 
							 | 
							
								 61 
							 | 
							
								 64 
							 | 
							
								6.6
							 | 
							
								1.6
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								TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
							 | 
							
								 1,142 
							 | 
							
								 1,017 
							 | 
							
								 1,012 
							 | 
							
								12.3
							 | 
							
								12.8
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Trade, Transp., & Utilities
							 | 
							
								 405 
							 | 
							
								 450 
							 | 
							
								 268 
							 | 
							
								-10.0
							 | 
							
								51.1
							 | 
	  
						
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								 Wholesale Trade
							 | 
							
								 172 
							 | 
							
								 188 
							 | 
							
								 35 
							 | 
							
								-8.5
							 | 
							
								391.4
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Retail Trade
							 | 
							
								 149 
							 | 
							
								 163 
							 | 
							
								 187 
							 | 
							
								-8.6
							 | 
							
								-20.3
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							| 
								 Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 
							 | 
							
								 84 
							 | 
							
								 99 
							 | 
							
								 46 
							 | 
							
								-15.2
							 | 
							
								82.6
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								 Information
							 | 
							
								 12 
							 | 
							
								 19 
							 | 
							
								 8 
							 | 
							
								-36.8
							 | 
							
								50.0
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Financial Activities
							 | 
							
								 51 
							 | 
							
								 44 
							 | 
							
								 43 
							 | 
							
								15.9
							 | 
							
								18.6
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								 Prof. and Business Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 150 
							 | 
							
								 148 
							 | 
							
								 150 
							 | 
							
								1.4
							 | 
							
								0.0
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							| 
								 Educational & Health Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 126 
							 | 
							
								 105 
							 | 
							
								 132 
							 | 
							
								20.0
							 | 
							
								-4.5
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							| 
								 Leisure & Hospitality
							 | 
							
								 329 
							 | 
							
								 167 
							 | 
							
								 366 
							 | 
							
								97.0
							 | 
							
								-10.1
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								 Other Svcs., exc. Public Admin.
							 | 
							
								 69 
							 | 
							
								 84 
							 | 
							
								 45 
							 | 
							
								-17.9
							 | 
							
								53.3
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								TOTAL GOVERNMENT
							 | 
							
								 189 
							 | 
							
								 180 
							 | 
							
								 229 
							 | 
							
								5.0
							 | 
							
								-17.5
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								 Federal Government
							 | 
							
								 56 
							 | 
							
								 41 
							 | 
							
								 90 
							 | 
							
								36.6
							 | 
							
								-37.8
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								 State Government
							 | 
							
								 24 
							 | 
							
								 22 
							 | 
							
								 32 
							 | 
							
								9.1
							 | 
							
								-25.0
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							| 
								 Local Government
							 | 
							
								 109 
							 | 
							
								 117 
							 | 
							
								 107 
							 | 
							
								-6.8
							 | 
							
								1.9
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							| 
								 Local Education
							 | 
							
								 31 
							 | 
							
								 31 
							 | 
							
								 26 
							 | 
							
								0.0
							 | 
							
								19.2
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							| 
								UNCLASSIFIED
							 | 
							
								 272 
							 | 
							
								 306 
							 | 
							
								 339 
							 | 
							
								-11.1
							 | 
							
								-19.8
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								Laramie County
							 | 
		
						
							| 
								TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
							 | 
							
								 324 
							 | 
							
								 278 
							 | 
							
								 281 
							 | 
							
								16.5
							 | 
							
								15.3
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							| 
								TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
							 | 
							
								 95 
							 | 
							
								 66 
							 | 
							
								 95 
							 | 
							
								43.9
							 | 
							
								0.0
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Construction
							 | 
							
								 82 
							 | 
							
								 58 
							 | 
							
								 81 
							 | 
							
								41.4
							 | 
							
								1.2
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
							 | 
							
								 183 
							 | 
							
								 177 
							 | 
							
								 128 
							 | 
							
								3.4
							 | 
							
								43.0
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Trade, Transp., & Utilities
							 | 
							
								 46 
							 | 
							
								 65 
							 | 
							
								 34 
							 | 
							
								-29.2
							 | 
							
								35.3
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Financial Activities
							 | 
							
								 16 
							 | 
							
								 10 
							 | 
							
								 6 
							 | 
							
								60.0
							 | 
							
								166.7
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Prof. & Business Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 46 
							 | 
							
								 32 
							 | 
							
								 28 
							 | 
							
								43.8
							 | 
							
								64.3
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Educational & Health Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 24 
							 | 
							
								 16 
							 | 
							
								 23 
							 | 
							
								50.0
							 | 
							
								4.3
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								 Leisure & Hospitality
							 | 
							
								 28 
							 | 
							
								 32 
							 | 
							
								 27 
							 | 
							
								-12.5
							 | 
							
								3.7
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								TOTAL GOVERNMENT
							 | 
							
								 32 
							 | 
							
								 23 
							 | 
							
								 40 
							 | 
							
								39.1
							 | 
							
								-20.0
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								UNCLASSIFIED
							 | 
							
								 14 
							 | 
							
								 12 
							 | 
							
								 18 
							 | 
							
								16.7
							 | 
							
								-22.2
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								Natrona County
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							| 
								TOTAL CLAIMS FILED
							 | 
							
								 288 
							 | 
							
								 313 
							 | 
							
								 224 
							 | 
							
								-8.0
							 | 
							
								28.6
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							| 
								TOTAL GOODS-PRODUCING
							 | 
							
								 88 
							 | 
							
								 77 
							 | 
							
								 83 
							 | 
							
								14.3
							 | 
							
								6.0
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								 Construction 
							 | 
							
								 45 
							 | 
							
								 40 
							 | 
							
								 61 
							 | 
							
								12.5
							 | 
							
								-26.2
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							| 
								TOTAL SERVICE-PROVIDING
							 | 
							
								 192 
							 | 
							
								 212 
							 | 
							
								 117 
							 | 
							
								-9.4
							 | 
							
								64.1
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							| 
								 Trade, Transp., & Utilities
							 | 
							
								 100 
							 | 
							
								 115 
							 | 
							
								 42 
							 | 
							
								-13.0
							 | 
							
								138.1
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								 Financial Activities
							 | 
							
								 4 
							 | 
							
								 7 
							 | 
							
								 7 
							 | 
							
								-42.9
							 | 
							
								-42.9
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								 Prof. & Business Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 21 
							 | 
							
								 25 
							 | 
							
								 18 
							 | 
							
								-16.0
							 | 
							
								16.7
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							| 
								 Educational & Health Svcs.
							 | 
							
								 20 
							 | 
							
								 24 
							 | 
							
								 18 
							 | 
							
								-16.7
							 | 
							
								11.1
							 | 
	  
						
							| 
								 Leisure & Hospitality 
							 | 
							
								 27 
							 | 
							
								 22 
							 | 
							
								 19 
							 | 
							
								22.7
							 | 
							
								42.1
							 | 
	  
						
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								TOTAL GOVERNMENT
							 | 
							
								 4 
							 | 
							
								 14 
							 | 
							
								 15 
							 | 
							
								-71.4
							 | 
							
								-73.3
							 | 
	  
						
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								UNCLASSIFIED
							 | 
							
								 4 
							 | 
							
								 10 
							 | 
							
								 9 
							 | 
							
								-60.0
							 | 
							
								-55.6
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						  | 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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by Phil Ellsworth.