Wyoming Economy

A Democratic Representative from Cheyenne is sponsoring a bill in the state house that would increase the state's minimum wage from the current $5.15 per hour to $9.50.

A Cheyenne-based economist says he thinks a state income tax is very likely in Wyoming within five years unless some tough decisions are made now.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen says the fact that no state or local sales taxes are collected on purchases made over the internet is hurting businesses in the Cowboy state.

A newly released state report shows slightly fewer people were killed in job-related accidents in Wyoming in 2015 compared to the year before.

Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Dale Steenbergen says he hopes the state doesn't try to tax it's way out of budget challenges caused by declining revenues.

A senior Wyoming State Economist is urging people not to get too excited yet about a recent surge in crude oil prices.

Wyoming's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in October from a (revised) September jobless rate of 5.4 percent.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has launched a new initiative to diversify the state's economy.

While the latest report on the Wyoming economy contains the kind of bad news that has come to be expected in recent months, a senior State Economist says it also includes some hopeful sign

A recent state economic report says Wyoming's sales tax collections were down by almost 17 percent for the first three months of Fiscal Year 2017 compared to the same time last year.