Wyoming Economy

A senior Wyoming State Economist is urging people not to get too excited yet about a recent surge in crude oil prices.

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.

Stock prices for the Gillette-based Cloud Peak Energy have risen 167% so far this year, with a whopping 56% increase in the past month.

The latest Wyoming economic report shows little change in most areas, according to a state economist.

Wyoming's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in August, according to a new state report.

According to a new Wallet Hub study, Wyoming has the hardest working dads in the country. 2016's Best and Worst States for Working Dads ranked each state on a variety of factors, including employment rates, wages, access to child care, health insurance and work-life balance...

And now for the least surprising story you'll read today. According to a new study, rich people living in and around Jackson Hole think that they're better than you. The website Roadsnacks.net recently ranked the ten snobbiest places in the Cowboy State based on a variety of factors, including property values, income, education and the number of art galleries and theaters per capita...

Silly season is here and we'll be hearing a lot of political candidates talk about the growing economic divide between the middle class and the "richest one percent." Which begs the question, how much money would you need in order to rank among the richest one percent of households here in Wyoming?

According to a new Roadsnacks study based on consumer spending habits, the average household in Wyoming will spend over 30 minutes each day shopping. The article "These 10 States Shouldn't Shop This Holiday Season" compared each state on a number of factors, including hours spent shopping, income and credit card debt...

Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray addressed the New Mexico Energy Summit in Carlsbad on Monday.  He spoke of the energy industry’s continuing importance to economic development across the state, and forecast Wyoming to maintain its position as a leading energy producer in the western United States...