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Rocky Mountain Power has about 146,000 customers in Wyoming.

The application starts a calendar of deadlines before the rate increase is scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1.

The Wyoming Public Service Commission will conduct a formal hearing about the Vista West Water Co.'s proposed rate hike in Cheyenne on Nov. 8-9.

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services says the labor force in Wyoming has declined significantly since last summer.

The lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton at 2.2 percent, and Crook and Goshen at 3.1 percent.

The department's 15-year plan is now open to public comment for 45 days.

For the average residential customer using 733 kilowatt hours per month, this means you will pay about $15.36 a year less for electricity.

Natrona County's 6.6 percent jobless rate was the highest rate in December, followed by Fremont's 6.4 percent, Campbell's 6 percent and Sublette's 5.8 percent.