by: Patrick Manning, Principal Economist
The Research & Planning (R&P) section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has undertaken an impact evaluation of the Wyoming Workforce Development Training Fund (WDTF) as part of its Workforce Data Quality Initiative grant. For this research, R&P sought to answer these questions:
- Do WDTF participants earn higher wages after training than they would without training?
- Do trained workers remain in the workforce longer?
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by: Michael Moore, Editor
Employment and wages in Wyoming continued to decline from year-ago levels in third quarter 2015 (2015Q3), according to the most recent data from the Unemployment Insurance employer payroll tax system. This is the first time that total wages, average monthly employment, and average weekly wage decreased from prior-year levels for consecutive quarters since the state’s economic downturn of 2009Q1 to 2010Q1.
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by: Tony Glover, Workforce Information Supervisor
In Wyoming’s mining industry, the number of exits (3,804) was more than double the number of hires (1,482) in 2015Q2.
by: Tony Glover, Workforce Information Supervisor
Wage Records Quarterly Update
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The number of Unemployment Insurance (UI) records, persons working, total wages, and new persons working in Wyoming decreased from 2014Q3 to 2015Q3.
The number of new persons found working in Wyoming decreased 14.3% from third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015.
by: David Bullard, Senior Economist
U.S. and Wyoming Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate
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Wyoming’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 4.0% in October to 4.1% in November (not a statistically significant change).
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