The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is interested in keeping the public apprised of workforce-related issues affecting the state. Please visit the below-referenced links to view recent news and events associated with such issues. If you are a member of the media and would like to contact our Communications team, please email DWS-Communications@wyo.gov.
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Sep 30, 2020
FEMA approves Wyoming for six weeks of Lost Wages Assistance Program (LWA) payments
CHEYENNE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has informed the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS), that all six […]
Sep 23, 2020
Your local Job and Career Center
By Robin Sessions Cooley, J.D., Director, Wyoming Department of Workforce Services September is National Workforce Development Month, and on Sept. […]
Sep 22, 2020
Wyoming Unemployment falls to 6.6% in August 2020
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment […]
Sep 21, 2020
Workforce Services offers grant opportunities for Wyoming businesses to offset costs of training employees
CHEYENNE – At the end of the day, our businesses are only as strong as the people who make them […]
Sep 19, 2020
FEMA limits Unemployment Insurance Lost Wages Assistance Program (LWA) to six weeks
CHEYENNE – On September 9, 2020 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) informed the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS), […]
Sep 18, 2020
Fall Virtual Job Fair to be held on September 30 via Zoom
The Cheyenne Workforce Center is partnering with Laramie County Community College to bring you the 2020 Fall Job Fair. It […]
Sep 17, 2020
OSHA announces revised standards on Beryllium and Silica
Revising the Beryllium Standard for General Industry Inspection Procedures for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards
Sep 16, 2020
Extended benefits to end September 19
On September 11, The United States Department of Labor informed the Department of Workforce Services that the Wyoming Insured Unemployment […]
Sep 9, 2020
Proposed Changes to the Rules, Regulations and Fee Schedule of the Wyoming Workers’ Compensation Division
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wyoming Workers’ CompensationDivision is proposing changes that will affect the Division’s rules, regulations […]
Sep 2, 2020
What do I need to know about ensuring a safe and healthy workplace?
https://www.employer.gov/EmploymentIssues/safety-and-health/