Wyoming Economic Analysis Division

Low oil and natural gas prices continue to take their toll on the Cowboy State. According to a recent report released by the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division, the mining industry suffered an annual employment drop of 2,620 jobs, or nearly 10% in the second quarter of 2015...

The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division says Wyoming's overall economy saw moderate gains during the first quarter of 2014. Principal economist Dr. Wenlin Liu said, compared with figures from last year, total employment in the state grew by nearly 2,300 jobs during the first quarter...

Economists with the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division say personal incomes in the state grew fractionally during the first quarter of 2014. Principal economist Jim Robinson said, compared with figures from the fourth quarter of 2013, personal incomes last quarter saw an average gain of 0...

Wyoming’s population grew by about one percent last year to 582,658. Officials with the state’s Economic Analysis Division gathered the county and statewide information between July 2012 and July 2013. Principal economist Wenlin Liu says last year's increase was average when compared to the rest of the Intermountain West...

State economists say Wyoming's economic recovery is ready to accelerate again after a slowdown in late 2012 and early 2013. Wyoming Economic Analysis Division principal economist Wenlin Liu says construction, manufacturing and tourism will drive future recovery for the state, along with rebounding natural gas prices...

Recent census estimates show that Wyoming is still growing at an impressive rate. Census officials and state economists say central, southwest and northeast Wyoming towns and cities are growing the fastest. Between July of 2011 and July of 2012, six towns and cities in Wyoming grew by two percent or more, and two cities - Gillette and Casper - grew by over three percent...

The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division has compiled a summary for Wyoming from the 2010 Census.