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Laura Yetter, Senior Economist

Telephone: (307) 473-3837
Fax: (307) 473-3834
Email: laura.yetter2@wyo.gov 

Laura Yetter finished her master of science degree in economics from the University of Wyoming in 2006. Her master’s thesis was published in the Journal of Public Finance in 2007, and she has worked in many different industries such as health care, taxation, energy, public utilities, and now in workforce services as an economic research analyst and/or principal statistician since finishing her M.S.

A Wyoming native, Laura was in Laramie for six years for her undergraduate and graduate studies, and then worked in Cheyenne until she moved to Casper three years ago. She joined Research & Planning in February 2021 as a senior economist. Laura has focused on workplace safety projects and research, unemployment claims, and employment projections in her short time with R&P. When Laura isn’t at work analyzing this subject or that, you can find her outdoors mountain biking, skiing, hiking, kayaking, and always walking with her dogs. She stays extra busy these days with the birth of her amazing daughter in 2021.

     

Bibliography

Labor Market Information

Wyoming Labor Force Trends

Yetter, L. (2025, December). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2025Q1 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 62(12). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2025, April). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2024Q4 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 62(7). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2025, April). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2024Q3 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 62(4). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2025, March). Wyoming Projected to Add 8,000 Jobs from 2024-2026 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 62(3). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2025, January). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2024Q2 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 62(1). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2024, October). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2024Q1 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 61(10). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2024, August). New Long-Term Industry and Occupational Employment Projections: Wyoming Projected to Add 35,000 Jobs in the Next 10 Years. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 61(8). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2024, July). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2023Q4 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 61(7). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2024, April). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2023Q3 Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 61(4). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2024, March). New Short-Term Projections Show Continued Job Growth Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 61(3). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2023, October). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2023Q1. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 60(10). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2023, July). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2022Q4. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 60(7). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2023, May). New Short-Term Projections Show Continued Job Growth. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 60(5). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2023, April). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2022Q3. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 60(4). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2023, January). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2022Q2. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 60(1). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2022, October). Growing and Declining Industries in Wyoming, 2022Q1. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 59(10). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2022, August). Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2020-2030. Wyoming Labor Force Trends,59(8). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2022, May). New Short-Term Projections Show Job Growth for Wyoming . Wyoming Labor Force Trends,59(5). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Yetter, L. (2021, April). New short-term industry and occupational projections. Wyoming Labor Force Trends, 58(4). Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

 

Monthly Wyoming Unemployment Insurance Claims Reports:

Available at https://doe.state.wy.us/LMI/UI.htm

February 2022 to present. .

 

Quarterly Wyoming Growing and Declining Industry Reports:

Available at https://doe.state.wy.us/lmi/G_DInd/G_D_Industries.htm

First quarter 2022 to present.

 

Other Publications

Bullard, D., Cowan, C., Glover, T., Halama, M., Knapp, L., McGrath, C., Moore, M., and Yetter, L. (2025, June). 2025 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Bullard, D., Cowan, C., Glover, T., Halama, M., Knapp, L., McGrath, C., Moore, M., and Yetter, L. (2024, June). 2024 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Bullard, D., Cowan, C., Glover, T., Halama, M., Knapp, L., McGrath, C., Moore, M., Wen, S., and Yetter, L. (2023, June). 2023 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Bullard, D., Cowan, C., Glover, T., Halama, M., Knapp, L., McGrath, C., Moore, M., Wen, S., and Yetter, L. (2022, June). 2022 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

Bullard, D., Cowan, C., Glover, T., Halama, M., Knapp, L., Kofoed, A., McGrath, C., Moore, M., Wen, S., and Yetter, L. (2021, June). 2021 Wyoming Workforce Annual Report. Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, Research & Planning, Casper, WY.

 

Long- and Short-Term Employment Projections

  • Wyoming Long-Term Sub-State Occupational Projections, 2022-2032 | HTML
  • Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2024-2026 | HTML
  • Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2022-2032 | HTML
  • Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2023-2025 HTML
  • Wyoming Long-Term Sub-State Occupational Projections, 2020-2030 HTML
  • Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2020-2030 HTML
  • Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2022-2024 HTML
  • Wyoming Long-Term Sub-State Occupational Projections, 2018-2028 HTML
  • Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2021-2023 HTML
  • Wyoming Long-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2018-2028 HTML
  • Wyoming Short-Term Industry and Occupational Projections, 2020-2022 HTML