How to file for unemployment in Wyoming

The online claim is usually the fastest way. Here is what to have ready, when your claim starts and what comes after you file.

All about unemployment in Wyoming

Checked against official sources: October 31, 2026.

Filing, step by step

Create a WYUI account and file online at wyui.wyo.gov (available 24/7), or call the Claims Center at 307-473-3789 and choose the option to file a new claim. Most people need about an hour. You must verify your identity through ID.me or Login.gov before you can be paid.

When to file and when your claim starts

File as soon as you become unemployed. Benefits begin the week you file, and claims cannot be backdated.

What to have ready

Your full legal name
Your Social Security number
Your work authorization documents, if you are not a U.S. citizen
Your employment history for the past 18 months: employer names and addresses, dates of employment, and records of earnings (pay stubs, bank statements or tax forms)
Your DD Form 214 Member 4, if you left military service in the past 18 months

Certify (claim your weeks)

How often: Weekly. File a weekly claim for payment in WYUI ('Continued Claim') for every week you want benefits, even while your claim is reviewed or appealed. Each claim week ends on Saturday; file within 14 days after the week ends. Report hours worked, gross earnings including tips, and vacation, severance, bonus or sick pay.

Your first payment

After your claim is approved and all requirements are met, payments go by direct deposit or to a U.S. Bank ReliaCard, which is mailed to everyone who files.

Register for work

Register at hire.wyo.gov within 14 days after you file. If you live outside Wyoming, register with your state's workforce agency and send DWS proof within 14 days. You may not have to register if you will be recalled within 12 weeks by an employer who paid at least half your base-period wages, or if you are on a union hiring hall's out-of-work list (first 12 weeks).

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Paper forms

Law: Wyo. Stat. 27-3-306(a)

Official source: Source page

What applies in every state

File with the unemployment program of the state where you worked. If you worked in another state or in several states, the agency in the state where you live now can tell you how to file with other states.
It generally takes two to three weeks after you file to get your first payment. Some states require a one-week waiting period, so the second week you claim is the first week paid.

Free help

Call 307-473-3789. Legal aid and other free help in Wyoming → Official sources →