sales tax collections

Jim Robinson says the overall report is mostly good news for Wyoming's economy.

The number of people working in Wyoming last month was up by about 5,500 compared to a year earlier.

Jim Robinson says the state economy is slowly getting better.

Oil drilling permits for Wyoming are running well ahead of last year, according to the report.

Oil prices are trending upwards, but not enough to really help the state economy yet.

The latest report on Wyoming's economy shows some hopeful signs for the energy industry as well as bad news about sales tax collections.