Child-care, housing and other costs rising faster than wages, leaving many Wyoming workers unable to keep up, according to report

A Campbell County single parent with one preschooler and one school-age child needs to earn more than $60,000 annually to cover basic monthly costs living in Wyoming, according to a new report on affordability in the state.

At the minimum wage standard of $7.25 per hour, he or she would have to work a superhuman 159 hours a week to make that happen.

“But there are only 168 hours in a full week,” said Micah Richardson, associate policy director of Wyoming Women’s Foundation. The foundation, which supports women’s economic self-sufficiency and opportunities for girls in Wyoming, released the stu...