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Throughout the Mountain West, Colorado and Arizona already have paid sick leave and Nevada has a broader paid leave law.

Wyoming’s economic health continues to slowly improve after the height of the pandemic.

Wyoming’s economic health continues to slowly improve after the height of the pandemic.

The state’s new economic summary report shows that while some industries have recovered, the 56-hundred mining industry job losses have not been replaced.

The King Soopers strike is emblematic of a broader labor movement sweeping the country, and parts of the Mountain West, as workers walk out for better pay and benefits or unionize to harness their collective power.

Due to the regular boom and bust cycles in the state and Wyoming's continued struggle to attract and retain younger workers—the never-ending discussion on the need to diversify the state economy continues. During the recent Governor's Business Forum hosted by the Wyoming Business Alliance, some had hope about the future. Wyoming Public Radio's Bob Beck has more.

Nurses are receiving a pay raise to make salaries more competitive with other health care providers.

Educators are exhausted these days. Schools in the Mountain West are dealing with extreme staff shortages that have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

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.