November 1, 2022
Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.1% in August to 3.3% in September. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has stayed in the narrow range of 3.0% to 3.4% in each of the past seven months and is slightly lower than the current U.S. rate of 3.5%. From September 2021 to September 2022, Wyoming’s unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 3.3%.
Total nonfarm employment in Wyoming (not seasonally adjusted and measured by place of work) rose from 283,800 in September 2021 to 291,500 in September 2022, an increase of 7,700 jobs (2.7%).
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Figure: Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate by County, September 2022
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