KGAB 650AM » Wyoming unemployment http://kgab.com KGAB, Your source for Cheyenne news and talk Thu, 23 May 2013 19:16:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Markowski and Evans-The Economy and Jobs on The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/markowski-and-evans-the-economy-and-jobs-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/markowski-and-evans-the-economy-and-jobs-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:41:52 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=86723 Wednesday is our day to focus on the economy in The Morning Zone. Following our look at business and financial news at 6:06AM MDT, we will be joined by long time friend of the show, The Watchdog On Wall Street Chris Markowski at 7:07.We'll take a look at last

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]]> http://kgab.com/markowski-and-evans-the-economy-and-jobs-on-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Joan Evans, Director of Wyo. Workforce Services Evans Expects Continued Jobless Decline http://kgab.com/evans-expects-continued-jobless-decline/ http://kgab.com/evans-expects-continued-jobless-decline/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 15:57:34 +0000 Doug Randall http://kgab.com/?p=71887 Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Director Joan Evans says she expects the state's jobless rate to continue to decline. Evans notes the overall statewide trend in recent months has been very small declines in the statewide rate from month to month.

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]]> http://kgab.com/evans-expects-continued-jobless-decline/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Wyoming Department of Workforce Services) How Is the Local Job Market? — Survey of the Day http://kgab.com/local-job-market-survey-of-the-day/ http://kgab.com/local-job-market-survey-of-the-day/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:51:48 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=85745 The unemployment rate has been trending down for the last few months, but that isn’t always the best indicator of strength in the job market because it doesn’t take into account the unemployed who have stopped looking altogether.

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]]> http://kgab.com/local-job-market-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Thinkstock Wed. Morning Zone: Mark Rinne City Councilman and, Joan Evans Too http://kgab.com/wed-morning-zone-peace-activist-born-not-raised-joan-evans-too/ http://kgab.com/wed-morning-zone-peace-activist-born-not-raised-joan-evans-too/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:56:42 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=55934 7:07AM MDT: City Councilman Mark Rinne will be with us.

8:07AM MDT: Joan Evans, Director of Wyoming Workforce Services will guest and update us on the latest from her department, and the  recent report thaat we are seeing the jobless rate continue to drop in all but one of Wyoming's 23 counties.

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]]> http://kgab.com/wed-morning-zone-peace-activist-born-not-raised-joan-evans-too/feed/ 0 Downtown Cheyenne Wyoming's Jobless Rate Down Again http://kgab.com/wyomings-jobless-rate-down-again/ http://kgab.com/wyomings-jobless-rate-down-again/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:52:14 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=55772 Wyoming's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 5.6 percent in December to 5.5 percent in January, according to the  Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming’s jobless rate ha

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyomings-jobless-rate-down-again/feed/ 0 (Justin Sullivan/Getty) Spiritual author, Gas Prices and The State Economy on the Morning Zone http://kgab.com/spiritual-author-gas-prices-and-the-state-economy-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/spiritual-author-gas-prices-and-the-state-economy-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:52:57 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=52161 Today on The Morning Zone, Dave's Guests will be:

7:07AM MST: H. L. Hussmann is a young author the brings new energy to spreading God’s word.
A spiritually uplifting speaker,  H.L.  was, at one time, so afraid

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]]> http://kgab.com/spiritual-author-gas-prices-and-the-state-economy-on-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Gas Prices Going Higher, Higher, Higher(Justin Sullivan/Getty) Many Wyoming Households Not Ready For A Rainyday http://kgab.com/many-wyoming-households-not-ready-for-a-rainyday/ http://kgab.com/many-wyoming-households-not-ready-for-a-rainyday/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:27:10 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=66985 About 21-percent of Wyoming households are not prepared to weather a storm financially if unexpected big bills pop up.

The nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development has issued a report showing that Wyomingites make about seven thousand dollars less per year than the average American worker, and carry an average credit card debt of 76-hundred dollars

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]]> http://kgab.com/many-wyoming-households-not-ready-for-a-rainyday/feed/ 0 Getty Images Today's Morning Zone:The Economy and Parent Leadership http://kgab.com/todays-morning-zonethe-economy-and-parent-leadership/ http://kgab.com/todays-morning-zonethe-economy-and-parent-leadership/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:42:36 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=41414 Today on The Morning Zone:

7:07AM MST: Our Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski, guests to update us the latest in the economy. What's the real outlook for 2012?

7:37AM MST:  Philip Cioppa, joins us. Phil is the Managing Principal and Chief Investme

]]> http://kgab.com/todays-morning-zonethe-economy-and-parent-leadership/feed/ 0 Watchog on Wall Street Chris Markowski Today on The Morning Zone: What's Happening in Our Local Economy? http://kgab.com/today-on-the-morning-zone-whats-happening-in-our-local-economy/ http://kgab.com/today-on-the-morning-zone-whats-happening-in-our-local-economy/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:51:05 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=9891 The news has been filled with stories about the national and global economy, but what about our local economy? Dale Steenbergen, Executive Director of the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce  will dissect this when he guests at 8:07AM MDT on today's Morning Zone with Dave Chaffin.

Are we still seeing a

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]]> http://kgab.com/today-on-the-morning-zone-whats-happening-in-our-local-economy/feed/ 0 (Graham Turner/Keystone/Getty) It's About Business and The Economy on The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/today-is-about-business-and-the-economy-on-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/today-is-about-business-and-the-economy-on-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:52:42 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=6221 If you want the real story about what is happening in the economy and how it effects your wallet, then be listening today at 7:07AM MDT, as The Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski helps kick off our 'Financial Wednesday'

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]]> http://kgab.com/today-is-about-business-and-the-economy-on-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Chris Markowski Today is Financial Wednesday In The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/today-is-financial-wednesday-in-the-morning-zone-2/ http://kgab.com/today-is-financial-wednesday-in-the-morning-zone-2/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:49:36 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=5918 We will spend time exploring those issues that effect our finances and our budgets today in The Morning Zone.

The Watchdog on Wall Street, Chris Markowski is back with us at 7:07AM MDT. Chris will give us his t

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]]> http://kgab.com/today-is-financial-wednesday-in-the-morning-zone-2/feed/ 0 Ernie Goss Gov. Mead Visits The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/wyo-gov-matt-mead-visits-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/wyo-gov-matt-mead-visits-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 11:30:35 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=5745 Today at 7:07AM MDT, Gov. Matt Mead will return to guest on The Morning Zone. The governor will update us on those issues effecting the State right now, and we'll talk more with him about what he believes we need to put in place to improve child abuse prevention in the state, and how we can do more to better meet juvenile justice needs today.

At 8:07, Jerry Crader

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]]> http://kgab.com/wyo-gov-matt-mead-visits-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Gov. Mead with Dave in The Morning Zone (J. Green/TSM) It's Financial Wednesday Today On The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/its-financial-wednesday-today-i-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/its-financial-wednesday-today-i-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 11:41:53 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=5520 Find out exactly how those news stories on the economy really effect you and your family as The Watchdog On Wall Street, Chris Markowski, is back with us in The Morning Zone at 7:07AM MDT. Chris has long been a tr

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]]> http://kgab.com/its-financial-wednesday-today-i-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Chris Markowski On Today's Morning Zone: "We Got Our Man, Is the War Over?" http://kgab.com/on-todays-morning-zone-we-got-our-man-is-the-war-over/ http://kgab.com/on-todays-morning-zone-we-got-our-man-is-the-war-over/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 11:45:50 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=5309 Robert Naiman, Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy will be our guest today on The Morning Zone at 7:37AM MDT. Osama bin Laden is dead and buried at sea, and while some are critical over the White House decision to not release a post-mortem photo, Robert Naiman thinks the real issue is whether the war is over and our troops can come back home. “Matthew Cassel put it

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]]> http://kgab.com/on-todays-morning-zone-we-got-our-man-is-the-war-over/feed/ 0 Joan Evans Director of Wyoming Workforce Services Border Patrol report shocks many Americans http://kgab.com/border-patrol-report-shocks-many-americans/ http://kgab.com/border-patrol-report-shocks-many-americans/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:10:38 +0000 kgabradio http://kgab.com/?p=4701 By Jim Kouri

(Jim is a frequent guest on The Morning Zone, every other Tuesday at 7:07A.M.  MDT)

For the third time in only a few months, a federal report on Friday exposed how the U.S. government prioritizes

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]]> http://kgab.com/border-patrol-report-shocks-many-americans/feed/ 0 Courtesy of Jim Kouri Today It's About Jobs…And Then The Deficit…In The Morning Zone http://kgab.com/today-its-about-jobs-and-then-the-deficit-in-the-morning-zone/ http://kgab.com/today-its-about-jobs-and-then-the-deficit-in-the-morning-zone/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:42:15 +0000 Dave Chaffin http://kgab.com/?p=4450 Today in The Morning Zone, Joan Evans, Director of Wyoming Workforce Services guests in the 8:07AM segment. She will have a chance to chat with Dave about Workforce Development in Wyoming and the newly reorganized Department of Employment and Workforce Services.
But first, at

]]> http://kgab.com/today-its-about-jobs-and-then-the-deficit-in-the-morning-zone/feed/ 0 Joan Evans Dr. of Wyo. Workforce Services Documentary "Gasland" To Be Shown Next Week in Wyoming http://kgab.com/documentary-gasland-to-be-shown-next-week-in-wyoming/ http://kgab.com/documentary-gasland-to-be-shown-next-week-in-wyoming/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:05:27 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=4113

Doug Randall reports that the award winning documentary "Gasland" will be shown in Laramie and Cheyenne next week. Wyoming continued to add jobs in February when compared to February of 2010, that's according to the Wyoming Department of Employment. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

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]]> http://kgab.com/documentary-gasland-to-be-shown-next-week-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 Gasland Screening (Michael Loccisano/Getty) Horse Racing Could Return to Sweetwater County [Audio] http://kgab.com/horse-racing-could-return-to-sweetwater-county-audio/ http://kgab.com/horse-racing-could-return-to-sweetwater-county-audio/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:05:23 +0000 Amy Richards http://kgab.com/?p=4087

Doug Randall reports that horse racing could return to Sweetwater County this summer. David Bullard, senior economist with the Wyoming Department of Employment, says the state's unemployment rate continued to trend downward in February.  Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio news.

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