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Study: Lowest-paid jobs in Colorado hit hardest by COVID-19 pandemic
Colorado’s lowest-paid workers have been hit hardest by job losses from restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show. Jobs such as food preparation and serving, personal care and services and sales-related positions shed the most jobs in the 12 months that ended in…
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Colorado unemployment jumps amid tighter pandemic restrictions
Colorado’s unemployment rate surged two full percentage points to 8.4% in December as tighter pandemic restrictions took hold, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The state’s jobless rate was the highest since 10.6% in June and was above the national rate of 6.7%; the state rate had remained unchanged at 6.4% between September…
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Colorado first-time unemployment claims continue to climb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First-time unemployment claims in Colorado continued to climb last week, fueled by mounting job losses in the hotel and restaurant industry. The 17,130 claims from payroll workers during the week ending Nov. 28 was up 12.6% from the previous week and the highest total since…
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Colorado first-time unemployment claims continue to climb
First-time unemployment claims in Colorado continued to climb last week, fueled by mounting job losses in the hotel and restaurant industry. The 17,130 claims from payroll workers during the week ending Nov. 28 was up 12.6% from the previous week and the highest total since 17,825 claims were filed in the week ending May 16,…
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Colorado Springs sales taxes in June post biggest increase in 12 months
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs consumers spent in May at the fastest rate in a year, fueled by the category that includes online retail giant Amazon, the latest sales tax report from the city’s Finance Department shows. Sales tax collections for June, based on transactions in May, rose…