January 2025
Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims have remained steady and have shown little change since 2022. In January 2025, initial claims decreased over the year for the first time since July 2024. Continued claims increased compared to January 2024.
There were 2,244 initial claims in January 2025, down by 76 claims (-3.3%) from January 2024. Initial claims tend to peak in January each year.
The total number of continued weeks claimed increased from 13,200 in January 2024 to 13,518 in January 2025 (an increase of 318, or 2.4%). The total number of unique claimants also increased from 3,796 to 3,890 (94, or 2.5%) over the year
The January 2025 Unemployment Insurance claims report also provides detailed information on initial and continued claims at the industry and county levels.
For additional UI claims data, please click here: https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/ui.htm.