State Workforce Investment Board

Department of Workforce Services
Joan Evans, Director
122 W. 25th Street
Herschler Building #2-E
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-8728
Fax: (307) 777-5857
Email: jevans1@wyo.gov

Key Workforce Priorities

1. Encourage development of a robust diversified economy by identifying and responding to the workforce needs of existing and emerging businesses and industries.
2. Support career development of incumbent workers and examine and remove barriers to employment for all.
3. Increase individual academic and technical skills, access to educational and training programs and foster life-long learning.
4. Promote coordination and collaboration of workforce, education and economic development systems to afford Wyoming a competitive advantage in the global economy.
5. Provide sound guidance and oversight of financial information and compliance with the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

Fast Facts

• High Growth Industries – Healthcare, Energy
• July 2010 unemployment rate – 6.7%
• Population reached 544,270 in 2009 (highest ever recorded)

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