Wyoming Economy

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.

A Senior State Economist says Cheyenne's economy continues to perform somewhat better than that of Casper.

Cheyenne Mayor Rick Kaysen on Thursday announced a 60 day hiring freeze for the city.

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.

Wyoming's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.3 percent in September, down from an August rate of 5.5 percent.

A new report on Wyoming's economy seems to show the worst may be over for the state's mining and energy industries, but at the same time it may be a while before the economy really improves.

Wyoming experienced a decline of 2.8 percent (or 8,050 jobs) in total employment in the second quarter of 2016 compared to one year earlier.