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JobsSweetwater County lost 443 jobs in early 2026, mostly in miningIf you work in Sweetwater County, the state's first-quarter numbers hit close to home. The county had 443 fewer jobs than a year earlier, a 2.2% drop, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. Sizable losses came in mining, including oil and gas, along with construction, retail trade, manufacturing, and transportation and warehousing.Wednesday’s editionRead JobsWE Soda plans to cut about 350 Sweetwater County jobs as the Westvaco mine changes methodsWE Soda plans to eliminate about 350 jobs in Sweetwater County, 40% of its workforce there. The London-based company bought the Westvaco trona mine near Green River in 2025. It announced Wednesday it's switching to solution mining, where trona is dissolved in water underground. The company says that's cheaper, and that it plans to produce less soda ash from trona and reduce exports to Asia and South America because of low-cost soda ash from China.Friday’s editionRead

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From Wyo4News, Cowboy State Daily and 2 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. Wyo4NewsYesterday

    The Hidden Cost of the WE Soda Layoffs: A Mental Health Crisis We Cannot Ignore

    By Bruce PivicRock Springs, Wyoming The recent announcement by WE Soda that approximately 350 jobs will be eliminated from its southwest Wyoming operations has sent shock waves through Sweetwater County. The economic consequences are significant, but there is another concern that deserves just as much attention, and perhaps even more. What happens to the mental […]

  2. Cowboy State DailyNov. 10

    Barrasso Blames China For Trona Layoffs: “The Cause Is Clear: It's Communist China”

    At a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso called WE Soda’s layoff announcement of 350 jobs a "devastating blow" and pointed the finger overseas for the industry downturn. “The cause is clear: it's Communist China,” he said.

  3. Wyoming Public MediaNov. 10

    Wyoming jobs slipped slightly in early 2026

    Mostly due to the mining sector, the state saw a decrease in jobs, but payroll climbed by 5.4%.

  4. SVI-NEWSNov. 10

    Union president reacts to news of WE Soda layoffs

    By Trina Dennis Brittain Rocket Miner Via- Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — Community leaders and residents across Sweetwater County are processing the shockwaves of WE Soda’s announcement that it will transition its Westvaco operations to solution mining. It...

  5. Cowboy State DailyNov. 9

    Hundreds Rally Along Roadway For Sweetwater County WE Soda Workers

    Hundreds of people lined the road to the WE Soda trona plant outside Green River on Monday, pleading for the families of the 350 workers who will be laid off. “You don’t know the man you hurt, but I do. He’s my daddy!” read a sign held by a little girl.