Department of Workforce Services
The Research and Planning segment of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly from “3.0% in July to 3.1% in August.” Despite this slight increase, Wyoming’s unemployment rate is much lower than its year-ago level of 4.3% and lower than the current U.S. rate of…
From 2020 to 2021, according to a recent report from the Department of Workforce Services, the state added “7,017” jobs, and total payroll increased by “$382.5” million. Even with this job growth, overall employment has “not returned to pre-pandemic levels” the report said. Compared to 2019, total employment was still down some 9,300 jobs in…
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