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Evidence from the New Hires Survey: Education and Opportunity in Wyoming’s Labor Market

Figure 1: Wyoming New Hires Occupations by Typical Level of Education that Most Workers Need to Enter the Occupation, 2014
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The purpose of this article is to explain how New Hires Job Skills Survey data can be used to identify trends in Wyoming’s labor market by understanding employers’ hiring practices: which types of jobs are filled, how much employers pay, benefits they offer, skills employers are seeking, and employers’ reported satisfaction with the skills of new hires.

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Wyoming Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.0% in October 2015

The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from September to October at 4.0%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was slightly lower than its October 2014 level of 4.3% and significantly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 5.0%. Seasonally adjusted employment of Wyoming residents decreased, falling by an estimated 956 individuals (-0.3%) from September to October.

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December 2015, Vol. 52 No. 12


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