unemployment
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625 federal workers in Colorado file for unemployment amid shutdown
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Out of the around 50,000 federal workers in Colorado impacted by the partial government shutdown, 625 have filed for unemployment so far. Although it’s a small number in comparison, the claims aren’t easy to file for Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. “One of the complications is that in a normal unemployment claim process, we…
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Colorado jobs and unemployment: A snapshot
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment came out Friday with its latest monthly jobs report for the state, covering November. Here are the key takeaways for the state’s workers: Payroll jobs (non-farm): Up 1,800 from the previous month, to 2,749,800, and up 69,100 from a year earlier. Private sector payroll jobs (non-farm): Up 700…
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Colorado jobs and unemployment: Our monthly snapshot
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment came out Friday with its latest monthly jobs report, covering August. Here are the key takeaways for the state’s workers: Explainer: These numbers come from two different government job surveys that don’t always agree: A survey of employers (payroll jobs only) that doesn’t include self-employed people and farm…
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Colorado jobs and unemployment: A July snapshot
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment came out Friday with its latest monthly jobs report, covering July. Here are the key takeaways for the state’s workers: Explainer: These numbers come from two different government job surveys that don’t always agree: A survey of employers (payroll jobs only) that doesn’t include self-employed people and farm…
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Colorado jobs: A May snapshot
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment came out Friday with its latest monthly jobs report, covering May. Here are the key takeaways for the state’s workers: Explainer: These numbers come from two different government job surveys that don’t always agree: A survey of employers (payroll jobs only) that doesn’t include self-employed people and farm…
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Poll: Polis leading Kennedy, but both best Stapleton
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Jared Polis holds a lead over Cary Kennedy atop the four-way Democratic primary to be Colorado’s next governor, but both would defeat Republican frontrunner Walker Stapleton by the same margin, according to a new survey. The survey was conducted by polling and communications firm Strategies 360 for the Service Employees International Union’s Colorado Small Donor Committee and…
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Colorado jobs: A snapshot
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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is out with its latest monthly jobs report, covering April. Here are the key takeaways for the state’s workers: Explainer: These numbers come from two different government job surveys that don’t always agree: A survey of employers (payroll jobs only) that doesn’t include self-employed people and farm workers,…
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Help wanted: Telluride job seekers hold the cards in a tight labor market
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If you’re a bit of a flake on the job, then the place for you is Telluride. Go west, young man, and take your mountain bike with you. The excellent Justin Criado lays it all out in the latest Telluride Daily Planet. Unemployment in San Miguel County is among the lowest in the state, 2.1…
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Not everything is rosy with jobs in Colorado
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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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Hiring was healthy in past year in Colorado, other swing states
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Hiring has been strong in the past year in many presidential campaign swing states, a possible hurdle for GOP candidate Donald Trump, who has sought to capitalize on economic distress. Employers have added jobs in the past 12 months at a faster pace than the national average in Colorado, Florida, Michigan and North Carolina, the Labor…
