As Wyoming gears up for another summer of increased visitation, tourism-reliant businesses are still struggling to find enough workers to operate fully.
Many business owners attribute the predicament to unemployment benefits people are receiving, Wyoming Public Media reported.
Domenic Bravo, CEO of Visit Cheyenne, echoed that thought.
“I think there were some unintended consequences when some of the benefits that were there during COVID got extended,” he told The Center Square.
Gov. Mark Gordon decided to stop accepting the federal unemployment supplement in the state starting June 19. But Bravo said the timing may have been too late. Advertisement –
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