Green River native Danny Wilson stands near his new job site at the diesel pit in the Union Pacific Railroad yards in Green River. The 22-year-old benefited from a tight job market in southwest Wyoming to land a job he always wanted. Photo by Jeff Gearino, Casper Star-Tribune.
Ron D'Amato works to restore power on a telephone pole Monday, July 24, 2006, in St. Louis. Nearly a quarter-million homes and businesses still had no electricity Monday as the city struggled to recover from last week's devastating thunderstorms. (AP Photo/James A. Finley)
Hillary Sparks leaves the Pinedale Post Office after getting her mail Wednesday afternoon. Sparks moved with her husband from Pennsylvania. Outdoor activities attracted the couple to the area. Photo by Dan Cepeda/Casper Star-Tribune.
Aid workers unload packets of fresh milk for distribution to families from Muttur area, who had fled their villages after the fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels, at a refugee camp in a school in Kantale, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Sunday agreed to lift a water blockade of government-held villages in the northeast, an issue that had led to some of the fiercest fighting between the two sides in nearly five years. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
Ron Kruske of Riverton sits on his porch with a friend's dog. Kruske, a longtime oil field worker, says an on-site presence from some third party to oversee rig safety is what's needed. (Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune)
Becky Barnhart poses in front of City Hall in downtown Sheridan last week. Barnhart's office faces the street. Photo by Dan Cepeda, Star-Tribune
The eight winners of the Powerball Lottery pose with their individual checks in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2006. Clockwise from top left: Robert Stewart, Alain Maboussou, Dung Tran, Eric Zornes, David Gehle, Michael Terpstra, Quang Dao and Chasity Rutjens. The Nebraska meat processing plant workers claimed the record $365 million Powerball jackpot, giving each about $15.5 million after taxes. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Graphic shows the monthly ratio of unemployed workers to job openings
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