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In many Western states, the gender pay gap is even wider than the national average

By • Oct 21, 2021
A pink figure on the left side of a teeter-totter has fewer gold coins than a blue figure on the right.
Andrii Zastrozhnov / Adobe Stock

An annual report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the gender wage gap in the United States held steady during the pandemic, with women working full-time jobs only making, on average, 82.3% of what their male counterparts do.

KUNR Today: Amodei still weighing run for Nevada governor, Dragonfly species rediscovered near Tahoe

By & & The Associated Press & Humberto Sanchez • Oct 11, 2021
An image of the Spiny Baskettail dragonfly
Tahoe Institute for Natural Sciences (TINS)

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Idaho, Utah Show Strong Job Recovery During Pandemic

By • Oct 17, 2020
Urban traffic at night in downtown Boise, Idaho
Alden Skeie / Unsplash

Amid the economic downturn, Idaho and Utah have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the country.

Unemployment Rates Across The Mountain West Soar

By • May 12, 2020
A line graph demonstrating the unemployment rate in April 2020 is at a peak from 2000 to 2020.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

At the end of April, the national unemployment rate hit 14.7% – the highest rate since the Great Depression. On CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett predicted the rate will exceed 20% when the Department of Labor issues May's numbers.