Income

The state's unemployment rate dropped slightly in the fourth quarter to 4.1 percent, slightly higher than the national rate of 3.8 percent.

The federal Bureau of Economic Analysis says personal income in Wyoming rose by 3.3 percent in late summer.

The bill scaled back the proposed wage increase to match current federal law.

A new publication measuring the social, economic and housing conditions in Wyoming counties was recently released by the State of Wyoming, Economic Analysis Division.

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...