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The jobs include a variety of duties, including firefighting, wildlife, recreation, forestry and administrative support.

Cowan says officials hope jobs come back to the state, especially since the mining industry has been rehiring.

Wyoming Health Department Director Tom Forslund expressed his concern with the freeze to lawmakers.

The Legislature failed to override Mead's veto of cuts affecting the three agencies.

The measure would also prohibit discrimination against people who fall into those categories, which is similar to protections already afforded under federal law.

The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and the nation's largest private employer, is making a pledge to hire every veteran who wants a job. The plan is expected to be announced as part of an address delivered in New York on Tuesday at the annual retail industry convention by Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart's namesake U...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell to nearly a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign of continued improvement in the job market. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 358,000...