Unemployment is 4.2%. Cheyenne has more than 12,000 under-employed people creating an attractive pool of available workers. Cheyenne has a population of 64,019, the county has an additional 33,102 people. There is a readily available workforce of well-educated, willing workers in the area.
Labor Advantages
- Wyoming is a right-to-work state with labor rates that are extremely competitive with most other areas of the nation.
- Laramie County union membership represents about 14% of the workforce.
- Cheyenne has more than 12,000 under-employed people creating an attractive pool of available workers.
Labor Availability
- Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne has close to 4,500 students.
- University of Wyoming, Colorado State University, and University of Northern Colorado, with more than 50,000 students combined are all within 45 minute commuting distances.
- F.E. Warren AFB has more than 3,500 personnel, civil service, and dependents.
Corporate businesses who have expanded into Cheyenne have all been able to satisfy their labor demands largely from the local area. For example, Sierra Trading Post has grown from 60 employees to close to 900. Lowe’s Companies’ regional distribution center, employs close to 500. In early 2017, VAE Nortrak celebrated 20 years of buinsess in Cheyenne with 185 employees.
Training
Vital to economic team building, the local community college offers a range of academic, vocational and technical programs that provide a high-quality workforce, including:
- Custom-tailored employee training
- On-site training and professional development
- Employee development and leadership training
- Professional continuing education
- Specialized computer training