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  • Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.

    Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.

    Colorado’s unemployment rate inched up in February to 3.5% from 3.4%, according to data released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state saw the number of unemployed grow about 4,200 people. The state is still below the national average, which increased by two-tenths of a percentage last month to 3.9%. “It’s…


  • Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.

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    Colorado’s unemployment rate inched up in February to 3.5% from 3.4%, according to data released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state saw the number of unemployed grow about 4,200 people. The state is still below the national average, which increased by two-tenths of a percentage last month to 3.9%. “It’s…


  • Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.

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    Colorado’s unemployment rate inched up in February to 3.5% from 3.4%, according to data released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state saw the number of unemployed grow about 4,200 people. The state is still below the national average, which increased by two-tenths of a percentage last month to 3.9%. “It’s…


  • Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows

    Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows

    Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to the latest numbers available from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Monday. Colorado’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national average of 3.7%. December’s original unemployment level was reported…


  • Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows

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    Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to the latest numbers available from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Monday. Colorado’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national average of 3.7%. December’s original unemployment level was reported…


  • Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows

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    Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to the latest numbers available from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Monday. Colorado’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national average of 3.7%. December’s original unemployment level was reported…


  • Colorado unemployment rate falls again in March

    Colorado unemployment rate falls again in March

    Colorado’s unemployment rate tumbled again in March as the state’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate slid to 3.7%, down from 4% in February, the Colorado Department of Labor and Environment reported Friday. That’s the lowest level since 2.8% in February 2020, right before the pandemic cratered many industry sectors, forcing mass…


  • Colorado’s job recovery lags behind neighboring states

    Colorado’s job recovery lags behind neighboring states

    While Colorado has out-performed the majority of states, it lags behind its neighbors in recovering jobs lost during the pandemic. Four Western states – Arizona, Idaho, Texas and Utah – already recovered all the jobs they lost at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Colorado, by contrast, has regained 335,500 of the 375,800 jobs lost between…


  • Polis touts jobs gains, decline in Colorado’s unemployment rate

    Polis touts jobs gains, decline in Colorado’s unemployment rate

    Colorado’s unemployment rate fell under 5% for the first time since the global COVID-19 pandemic forced countries to shut down borders and adopted drastic measures to curb its spread, including closing down gyms, restaurants and other public places. The bulk of those restrictions, including several that the Polis administration adopted at the early stage of…


  • Not everything is rosy with jobs in Colorado

    For Colorado residents hunting for jobs that pay enough to live on, reports of the state’s low unemployment rate and rapid population growth can be very disheartening. It seems everyone else has a job except you, often a depressing thought. However, a recent study digs deeper into the numbers and finds that job hunters’ perceptions…


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