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The state Department of Workforce Services notes it’s somewhat unusual for jobless rates to increase in August. The department says this perhaps suggests that economic growth is moderating around the state.
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The state’s rate has remained low even as the national unemployment rate has climbed in each of the past three months, rising from 3.8 percent in March to 4.3 percent in July.
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The state’s Department of Workforce Services reports Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted rate was 2.9 percent. That’s much lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 4.1 percent.
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Prices in the Mountain West are soaring. The Labor Department reported this week a year-to-year inflation rate of 8.5%, the highest rise in consumer prices since 1981. Broken down by region, the Mountain West stands out with a 10.4% spike.
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Ryan Tyler is looking for a job. He's Northern Arapaho and already employed but with all the options available at the Fremont County Job fair he wants to keep his choices open.I asked him what he wants in an ideal job and he surprisingly didn't say anything about a starting wage.
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Nationwide there's a worker shortage — you've probably seen in your own town lots of 'Help Wanted' signs. Well, this rings true in southwest Wyoming, where the energy, manual labor, and tourism industries play a unique role. Wyoming Public Radio's Caitlin Tan brings us the story.
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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.
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Unemployment rates vary significantly across the Mountain West as states lift COVID-19 restrictions and people get vaccinated.
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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.
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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.