Wyoming Workforce Services

What Wyoming Workforce Services does

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) is a state government agency headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming, that delivers workforce development, employment, and labor market services to Wyoming residents and employers. DWS operates nine core functional divisions spanning Unemployment Insurance, Workers' Compensation, Vocational Rehabilitation, Labor Standards, OSHA, Research & Planning, Employment Tax, Business Training and Support, and Workforce Centers & Program Operations, supported by a network of 18 physical Workforce Centers distributed across the state.

The agency's service portfolio includes the HireWYO online job board, the WYUI unemployment insurance self-service portal, the Forge Your Future career development program, the Workforce Development Training Fund, a Virtual Training Series, an Employee Turnover Calculator, and the State Mine Inspector's Office. Underlying technology consists of standard government IT infrastructure for unemployment insurance claims processing and labor market information systems; no proprietary technology or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

DWS is funded through employer-paid unemployment insurance taxes, employment taxes, and workers' compensation premiums, supplemented by state appropriations and federal grants. All services are provided free of charge to both job seekers and employers, with priority service for veterans, military spouses, and individuals with disabilities. The agency serves the entire Wyoming labor force of 285,973 against a statewide unemployment rate of 3.2%, with no disclosed revenue figures and no parent company other than the State of Wyoming.

Name

Wyoming Workforce Services

Legal name

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services

Website

https://wyomingworkforce.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is a state government agency that administers unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and labor standards for Wyoming's workers and employers, operating 18 Workforce Centers and online portals funded by employer taxes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Human Resource Programs (923), Employment Services (5613), Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Labor, Employment Standards & Workforce Development Administration (BPAIABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Unemployment insurance administration
• Employment training programs
• Labor market information
• State employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheyenne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Unemployment Insurance Tax: Collects unemployment insurance taxes from Wyoming employers to fund unemployment benefits for eligible workers who lose their jobs.
2. Employment Tax: Collects employment-related taxes from businesses to fund workforce development programs and administrative operations.
3. Workers' Compensation Premiums: Manages workers' compensation program funded by employer premiums to provide medical and wage replacement benefits for work-related injuries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wyoming Workforce Services is the state agency that administers unemployment insurance, provides workforce development and employment training, and publishes labor market information for Wyoming. It connects job seekers with employment opportunities and supports employers with hiring, tax, and workers' compensation services through 18 statewide Workforce Centers and online portals.

Product overview

Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is a government agency offering a portfolio of workforce development programs and services organized by functional divisions. The core offerings include the HireWYO job board platform, the WYUI unemployment insurance portal, the Forge Your Future career development program, and the Workforce Development Training Fund. Services span unemployment insurance benefits, workers' compensation insurance, vocational rehabilitation for people with disabilities, business training support, labor standards compliance, OSHA oversight, and a statewide network of 18 Workforce Centers. The department also provides virtual training series and tools like the Employee Turnover Calculator. These programs serve both job seekers and employers across Wyoming's labor market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HireWYO: Wyoming's go-to job board site for job openings, career tools, and employer connections.
• WYUI
• Forge Your Future

Products and services

• Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program
• Employment and Training Services
• HireWYO Job Board
• Workers' Compensation Administration
• Forge Your Future
• Labor Market Information (LMI)
• Employer Tax and Hiring Services

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• HireWYOcoreOthersHireWYO is Wyoming's official job board platform developed and maintained by DWS, enabling employers to post jobs and job seekers to search positions. The platform is a primary channel for workforce connections across the state.
• Wyoming Administration and InformationcoreOthersWyoming A&I provides technology and administrative services to state agencies including DWS, supporting the agency's IT infrastructure and digital service delivery.
• Wyoming Business CouncilstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Wyoming Business Council works with DWS on economic development initiatives, combining workforce development with business growth programs to strengthen Wyoming's economy.
• Wyoming Labor Market InformationcoreOthersWY LMI provides labor market data and statistics used by DWS for workforce planning, career guidance, and reporting Wyoming's labor market statistics including unemployment rates.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• LinkedIn: Professional networking and recruiting platform competing for employer recruitment spend and professional job-seeker mind share. Increasingly overlapping with the workforce services and job-matching function DWS provides.
• Indeed: Dominant private-sector job board competing directly with HireWYO for employer postings and job-seeker engagement. Different business model but overlapping product surface area.

Direct peers

• Idaho Department of Labor: Neighboring state workforce agency providing job matching, UI administration, and workforce training services. Comparable rural-market operating environment and program structure.
• Montana Department of Labor and Industry: State labor agency administering UI, workers' comp, and workforce development in a neighboring rural state. Highly comparable in scale, rural service delivery model, and program mix.
• Utah Department of Workforce Services: Shares the exact agency name ('Workforce Services') with Wyoming DWS and operates the same portfolio: UI, employment services, workforce development, and vocational rehabilitation. Strongest direct functional peer.
• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment: State-level labor and workforce agency with the same statutory mandate (UI, workers' comp, labor standards, workforce development) operating in a neighboring Mountain West state. Functions as the closest operational analog to Wyoming DWS.

Regional players

• Nebraska Department of Labor: State-level labor agency with UI, workforce development, and labor standards functions in a similarly rural, agriculture-and-extraction state. Comparable in mandate but slightly larger scale.
• South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation: State labor agency in a similarly sized, low-population state with comparable rural service challenges and employer-driven funding model. Useful peer for benchmarking program scale.

Broad incumbents

• CareerOneStop: Federally sponsored public job board and career resource portal that competes with HireWYO for national job-seeker and employer traffic. Comparable as a publicly funded employment-services platform.
• U.S. Department of Labor: Federal umbrella agency that funds and sets policy for state UI, workforce development, and labor standards programs — including Wyoming DWS. Provides governance, funding, and compliance context for DWS operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dwswyoming
• Facebookfacebook.com/dwswyoming
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wyoming-workforce-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/dwswyoming

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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