Employment numbers back to pre-pandemic levels in Wyoming
By Jackie Galli Buffalo Bulletin Via- Wyoming News Exchange BUFFALO — The state of Wyoming continues to recover from the pandemic, with unemployment trending down and the average monthly employment back to pre-pandemic levels. The preliminary numbers for the first-quarter…
Wyoming is the deadliest state in the nation for workers, again
• Workers’ Memorial Day is a somber occasion but advocates hope it spurs action. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com In recent years Wyoming workers have died falling from roofs, getting crushed by machinery, being killed on roadways and, on one occasion,…
State of Wyoming releases latest cost of living index
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state of Wyoming Economic Analysis Division has completed the Fourth Quarter of 2022 (4Q22) Wyoming Cost of Living Index. The WCLI consists of two parts, Inflation, which measures year-over-year change (annual) and the Comparative Cost of…
Wyoming’s labor force recovery lagging behind neighboring states
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Numbers, Wyoming is lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of labor force recovery since the “Great Recession”. In June 2009 Wyoming had a labor force of 300,799. As of…