Report: Yellowstone National Park Supported 7K Jobs in 2019Report: Yellowstone National Park Supported 7K Jobs in 2019The roughly 4 million people who visited the world’s first national park in 2019 spent $507 million dollars.Associated PressAssociated Press
AP-NORC Poll: Politics Drive Divergent View of US EconomyAP-NORC Poll: Politics Drive Divergent View of US EconomyOverall, 63% of the country says the economy is in poor shape.Associated PressAssociated Press
Bankers Say Economy Remains Weak In Rural Parts Of 10 StatesBankers Say Economy Remains Weak In Rural Parts Of 10 StatesThe overall economic index for the region more than doubled to 37.9 in June from May’s 12.5, but it remained at a weak level.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Retail Sales up a Record 17.7% in a Partial ReboundUS Retail Sales up a Record 17.7% in a Partial ReboundStill, the pandemic’s damage to retail sales remains severe.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Employers Laid Off 7.7 Million Workers in AprilUS Employers Laid Off 7.7 Million Workers in AprilHires declined 31% to 3.5 million.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Recession Began in February Amid Coronavirus PandemicUS Recession Began in February Amid Coronavirus PandemicA committee within the National Bureau of Economic Research, a trade group, determines when recessions begin and end.Associated PressAssociated Press
Survey: Business Economists Expect Worst Slump Since 1940sSurvey: Business Economists Expect Worst Slump Since 1940sThat would be the sharpest annual decline since GDP fell 11.6% in 1946.Associated PressAssociated Press
Wyoming Unemployment Filings Decline, Still Way up From 2019Wyoming Unemployment Filings Decline, Still Way up From 2019That represents 16% of Wyoming’s total workforce eligible for the unemployment insurance program.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Unemployment Drops Unexpectedly to a Still-High 13.3%US Unemployment Drops Unexpectedly to a Still-High 13.3%The government said Friday that the economy added 2.5 million jobs last month.Associated PressAssociated Press
1.9 Million Seek Jobless Aid Even as Reopenings Slow Layoffs1.9 Million Seek Jobless Aid Even as Reopenings Slow LayoffsIt shows that scattered rehiring is offsetting only some of the ongoing layoffs with the economy mired in a recession.Associated PressAssociated Press