Unemployment

Locally, both Laramie and Albany counties saw increases in unemployment.

The Equality State is seeing a dip in unemployment claim numbers, a progression that has continued since May 2020, when the rate peaked at 8%.

During a period of time in the United States where employers are struggling to fill their open positions, WalletHub has a released a report that states Wyoming has the 2nd highest job resignation rate in the country.

The Economic Analysis Division of the Wyoming Department of Administration & Information has released its Economic Summary for the third quarter of 2021.

Seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday contributed significantly to the bigger-than-expected drop.

Executive Order 2021-08 removes all UI benefit claims between March 13 and December 31, 2020 from the business whose accounts were charged for those claims.

Wyoming saw the highest visitation rates in the second quarter to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks this year, while the Delta variant has slowed some of the employment gains.

The Wyoming Economic Indicator report was released for the month of August, and it details various unemployment rates for Casper, Wyoming, and beyond.

Laramie County's rate was the same as the county's unemployment rate in April, but down markedly from its May 2020 unemployment rate of 7.9 percent.

McDonald’s, Sheetz and Chipotle are just some of the latest companies to follow Amazon, Walmart and Costco in boosting wages, in some cases to $15 an hour or higher.