State’s unemployment rate steady at 2.8%
CASPER (WNE) — Wyoming continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation according to new numbers from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Research & Planning section of…
Poverty among Sweetwater County families higher than the U.S. average
By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Many families in Sweetwater County cannot afford quality early childhood services. The number of children and families living at and below poverty in Sweetwater County is…
Governor Urges Continued Investment in Education and Workforce Development through WIP Initiative
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – In a budget letter submitted to the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC), Governor Mark Gordon has called for a $30 million investment to ensure long-term sustainability of his Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP). The WIP initiative is a…
Wyoming unemployment up slightly, but economy improved in 2023
By Samir Knox Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Wyoming, and the United States as a whole, outperformed economic projections in 2023, one of the state’s top economists said Wednesday. Despite a slight increase in the state’s…
Wyoming unemployment unchanged at 2.9% in October 2023
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Research & Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from September to October at 2.9%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was much lower than its…
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…
Lincoln up 16 jobs, Teton up by 935 jobs in Second Quarter
Dan Dockstader SVI Media/SV Chamber Workforce Serv. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that from second quarter 2022 to second quarter 2023, total employment in the state rose by 6,814 jobs…
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.1% in June 2023
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.3% in May to 3.1% in June. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is slightly lower than its June 2022…
Roof fall highlights Wyoming workplace safety
JACKSON (WNE) — A man working on a roof on a property near Astoria Hot Springs fell between 15 to 20 feet Tuesday morning. Sgt. Jesse Willcox, of the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, said that the man was in stable…
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.5% in April 2023
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.7% in March to 3.5% in April. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher than its April 2022 level of 3.2%…