July 2025

Initial and continued Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in Wyoming continued to increase from prior year levels, but still remained relatively low compared to past years. Initial and continued claims in construction increased substantially in the last few months.

There were 1,098 initial claims in July 2025, up from 956 in July 2024 (142, or 14.9%). Over the month, initial claims followed their normal seasonal trend and declined as Wyoming added more summer jobs.

The total number of continued weeks claimed increased from 6,916 in July 2024 to 8,066 in July 2025 (1,150, or 16.6%). The total number of unique claimants increased over the year from 2,007 to 2,272 (265, or 13.2%).The July 2025 Unemployment Insurance claims report also provides detailed information on initial and continued claims at the industry and county levels, with a particular focus on the construction industry. The report is available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/UI/0725_UI.pdf.

For additional UI claims data, please click here: https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/ui.htm.