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Monthly Publications
Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Wyoming Workforce Annual Report, produced by the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services in partnership with the Wyoming Workforce Development Council. This report provides an overview of Wyoming’s economy and workforce. Chapters in this report include:
- Continued Growth in Wyoming's Labor
Market in 2023
- Wyoming Adds More Than 6,300
New Jobs in 2023
- Population Growth Strongest in
Wyoming's Northern Counties
- Labor Force, Employment Reach
7-Year High in 2023
- Wyoming UI Claims, Benefits Paid
Remain Low in 2023
- Wyoming Sees Continued Decline in
Resident Workers in 2023
- Wyoming Again Trails U.S. in Post-Secondary Degrees in 2022
- New Short-Term Projections Show
Job Growth for Wyoming
- Wyoming New Business Formation in
2021 and 2022
- Percentage of Jobs Offered Health
Care Insurance Increases
- Fewer Teleworkers in Wyoming
Compared to Surrounding States
- Employment and Wages by Employer Size Class for Private Industries in
Wyoming in 2022
- Wyoming Occupational Fatalities
Increase to 34 in 2022
- Highlights of the 2022 SOII Survey
for Wyoming
- Just the Facts
Published June 25, 2024.
Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming 2021
The 2023 Directory of Licensed Occupations in Wyoming , compiled by the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, provides detailed information about license requirements and related information for the 98 occupations required to have a license by the state of Wyoming. Forty-five licensing boards oversee the administration and enforcement of these licenses.
Requiring practitioners of some occupations to be licensed results in the assurance that these workers have a minimum level of education and competency, and also generally results in higher wages for workers in those occupations compared to those in many unlicensed occupations.
Published October 2023.
PDF (3.1 MB)
Wyoming Benefits Survey 2022
The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services conducts the Wyoming Benefits Survey on a quarterly basis. This survey is designed to collect information about the types of benefits Wyoming employers offer their employees.
This publication examines the prevalence of employer-provided benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and paid leave in Wyoming during first quarter 2022. These benefits are analyzed in several ways: by full- and part-time employment status, employer size class, industry, and by Wyoming substate region.
PDF (3.9 MB)
Published August 2023.
Special Publication
How the Global Pandemic Affected Wyoming Workers
Using survey data collected through the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey (CPS), this new report from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services looks at how the global pandemic impacted workers in Wyoming and the U.S.
Topics covered in this report include:
- The number of individuals who were able to work remotely due
- How many people were unable to work
- Whether employees received pay for hours not worked
- If the pandemic prevent individuals from looking for work
- And more
Published March 23, 2022.
Special Publication
A new publication from the Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services demonstrates R&P's ability to track Wyoming high school seniors into post-secondary education and the labor market.
The senior cohort for the academic year 2006/07 was used as an example throughout the publication. Key findings showed that 10 years after their senior year:
- 78.7% had attended either college or a university
- 39.8% earned a post-secondary award (certificate or degree)
- 49.2% were found working in Wyoming
Published September 29, 2021.
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
This publication is intended to introduce the reader to the data available for Wyoming from the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.
A Study of the Disparity in Wages Between Men and Women in Wyoming:
Update 2018
In 2017, the Wyoming joint labor, health, and social services interim and the joint minerals, business, and economic development interim committees requested the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services complete a study on the state’s gender wage gap (House Bill 0209). This report is an update to a similar report published in 2003.
Report: Update 2018 (PDF)
Appendix Materials (PDF)
Addendum (PDF)
Presentation: PowerPoint | PDF
House Bill 0209, 2017 (PDF)
2003 Report
Published October 5, 2018.
Revised December 3, 2018.
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