Jobs

There's been a perception for many years that people move to Wyoming mainly because of jobs. It appears that has changed. People are still moving to our state, but it's not because of jobs anymore.

And employers hired 6.7 million people in June, down from 7.2 million in May, a record high.

It was the 17th consecutive week that jobless claims surpassed 1 million.

Fifteen other states have suspended their re-openings.

The nation has now recovered roughly one-third of the 22 million jobs it lost to the pandemic recession.

Small businesses reported the largest gain.

A recent report conducted by state economists found that Wyoming's economic health is at its lowest since economists began tracking it in January of 2005.
The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division released the report Monday afternoon and says that Wyoming's economic health index is a reported …

The latest figure also coincides with a sudden resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States.

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Hires declined 31% to 3.5 million.