October 2025

Initial and continued Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims in Wyoming once again increased from prior-year levels in October 2025. This marked the fifth consecutive month of over-the-year increases for initial claims and the 17th consecutive month for continued claims.

There were 1,958 initial claims in October 2025, up 130 (or 7.1%) from October 2024. Initial claims increased substantially over the month (906, or 86.1%) as summer jobs wrapped up and employers laid off seasonal workers.

The total number of continued weeks claimed increased from 6,903 in October 2024 to 7,949 in October 2025 (1,046, or 15.2%). The total number of unique claimants also increased from 2,249 to 2,566 (317, or 14.1%).

The October 2025 Unemployment Insurance claims report also provides detailed information on initial and continued claims at the industry and county levels. The report is available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/UI/1025_UI.pdf.

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