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Climb Wyoming is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Climb is an organization that offers job training to single, low-income mothers and helps them find work after they graduate the program. Martha Harris spoke with Katie Hogarty, the incoming CEO for Climb Wyoming, about what Climb has done in the last 35 years and how the program works.

The U.S. Energy and Employment Jobs report came out Tuesday, showing an overall decline in energy jobs around the nation.

With low unemployment statewide, employers are struggling to find workers. To help with this, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is hosting job fairs to help employers connect with new employees.

Unemployment rates vary significantly across the Mountain West as states lift COVID-19 restrictions and people get vaccinated.

As the state slowly recovers from the pandemic, it's important for people to get the education and training they need to secure good-paying jobs. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services Director Robin Cooley says they can help.

The Trump administration moved BLM headquarters away from Washington, D.C. Now the Biden administration has to decide whether to move it back.

Around the state, businesses are either limiting their hours or closing all together because they can't hire enough employees. This comes as the northwest region is seeing a record number of tourists. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska looks at the problem in Cody.

Jackson Hole is familiar with housing and employee shortages but this year, things are a little different for several reasons. That's according to a new survey from the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce.

The Jackson Hole library, recreation center and a couple of restaurants have announced that they will have limited opening hours this summer. But this is not because of a lack of workforce. The problem is a lack of affordable housing for employees.

The Republican governors of Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming cite labor shortages and point to their state's low unemployment rates in announcing an end to pandemic unemployment compensation. How else might states coax people back to work? Raise the minimum wage.