Employment

According to a new Zippia study, Wyoming has two of the 50 "happiest towns in America". Ranchettes, a census designated place just north of Cheyenne, was ranked as the 36th happiest small town in the country. Bar Nunn, a Casper suburb that was famously built on the runways of the old Wardwell Airport, finished in 41st place...

DADS Making a Difference gives job training and other services to fathers who need help supporting their children. The men become in-demand employees.

From Loveland, Colo. the 18-wheeler drove itself on I-25, through Denver, to Co. Springs and successfully made the world’s first autonomous truck delivery.

Rumors of the coal industry's demise have been greatly exagerated, according to investors on Wall Street. Cloud Peak Energy is the largest public company in Wyoming, with a market cap of nearly $130 million. In spite of forcasted losses, stock prices for the Gillette-based coal company have risen 167% so far this year, with a whopping 56% increase in the past month...

After seeing the top jobs, here are the jobs in Wyoming that you don't want, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the lowest paying jobs.

In America, we’ve seen major change in employment or lack thereof. We don’t manufacture goods in The United States like those before us. With many jobs exported to countries with cheaper labor, it seems domestic skilled labor has taken a hit and as a result, a migration to more tech sector employment...

Wyoming energy sectors have taken hits and jobs have been lost, gloomy stuff indeed. But from a national viewpoint, Forbes has just released “The 10 Best And Worst States To Make A Living In 2016,” and Wyoming came in first place…. On the BEST LIST... Read More ... Read More ...

Over the years, the “most common jobs” or MCJ, change for each state. For example, Florida’s MCJ is currently Primary School Teacher. In 1996, truck, delivery and tractor drivers. In 1978, Florida’s most common job was Secretary...

In the nation’s 5th largest oil producing state, the rig count is down. Last year at this time, Wyoming had 22 rigs pumping crude, while this year there are only 8 operating across the state. That has us in the “deepest downturn” since the 1990s...

If you'd like a short term job or maybe you’ll be in Cheyenne during Cheyenne Frontier Days and you wouldn’t mind working with “The Daddy of em’ all” Cheyenne Frontier Days is looking for security help, and they’re having a hiring event...