May 6, 2024
Department of Workforce Services Research and Planning Wyoming Employment and Payroll: Construction Job Growth Continues in Fourth Quarter 2023 The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that from fourth quarter 2022 to fourth quarter 2023, total employment in the state rose by 4,594 jobs (1.7%) and total payroll […] Read More
January 22, 2024
Provided by Wyoming Department of Workforce Services CHEYENNE– The first window of opportunity for the Department of Workforce Services’ (DWS) new WyHealthTrain Grant has closed. The grant, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act, opened on Nov. 1, 2023 and was met with exceptional public response, leading DWS’s Business Training and Support Unit (BTSU) to extend the […] Read More
January 22, 2024
Provided by Wyoming Department of Family Services HAF Program Funding Update Struggling with overdue utility bills or mortgage payments due to COVID-19? The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program is still open. Since its inception in May 2022, the HAF Program has assisted 1,617 Wyoming homeowners, disbursing $12.2 million of financial aid with an average […] Read More
December 20, 2023
*Hours of volunteer work goes into the annual event. By Dan Dockstader, SVI Media The traditional Top of the Rockies — Alpine Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Doors open at 2 p.m., dinner will be served at 3 p.m. in the Donn Wooden Civic Center. “If you don’t have the means to […] Read More
November 20, 2023
Teton County, slight unemployment increase. Workforce Services SVI Media The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today 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 October 2022 level of 3.9% and lower than […] Read More
October 31, 2023
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program has expanded to include partial claims and increased the maximum payment from $17,000 to $35,000. These changes aim to help more Wyoming homeowners who struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic keep their homes and achieve financial stability. Wyoming received $50 million in homeowner assistance provided by […] Read More