labor market
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Colorado’s Medicaid overspending contributes to $1 billion hole in state reserve
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Colorado’s budget writers on Thursday examined a $1 billion hole in reserves for the next fiscal year, a deficit aggravated by overspending by the state agency that administers Medicaid. The Joint Budget Committee, which received revenue forecasts that will shape its decisions for the state’s 2025-26 spending plan, started its review by looking at the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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5 risks to Colorado’s economy state officials are watching
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Fears of a recession are fading as the nation’s – and Colorado’s – economy continue to beat expectations. Looking forward into 2024, Colorado’s Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB) forecasts national economic growth to be better than originally thought based on strong consumer spending at the end of 2023. The economy is expected to make a…
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5 risks to Colorado’s economy state officials are watching
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Fears of a recession are fading as the nation’s — and Colorado’s — economy continue to beat expectations. Looking forward into 2024, Colorado’s Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB) forecasts national economic growth to be better than originally thought based on strong consumer spending at the end of 2023. The economy is expected to make a…
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5 risks to Colorado’s economy state officials are watching
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Fears of a recession are fading as the nation’s — and Colorado’s — economy continue to beat expectations. Looking forward into 2024, Colorado’s Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB) forecasts national economic growth to be better than originally thought based on strong consumer spending at the end of 2023. The economy is expected to make a…
