Tag: unemployment
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Colorado gained jobs in April, but workforce participation lowest since August 2020
Colorado added 11,800 jobs in April even as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. Private sector payroll jobs increased by 12,000 while government jobs decreased by 200, the department said. The jobless rate remained at 3.9%, below the national rate of 4.3%. Last year, the state…
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Colorado saw job losses for the first time since pandemic
Colorado’s job market last year appears to have been dimmer than it was originally believed to have been, new state data revisions show. The labor market wasn’t slowly growing, but rather it contracted in 2025. The state saw job losses for the first time since the pandemic last year, according to annual benchmarking data released…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate fell again in December
Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8% in December, according to new data released Tuesday. The rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point, following a monthslong trend of declining unemployment in the state, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s report. The national average also fell by the same amount to 4.4%. Colorado’s unemployment…
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EDITORIAL: Need a job? Ask our state government
Colorado can’t shake a troubling employment trend. The latest jobs report reveals the state increasingly relies on government hiring to prop up overall employment numbers — offsetting private-sector job losses. The Common Sense Institute first flagged the problem in an eye-opening report on job creation last year. In the 12 months ending February 2025, Colorado…
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Colorado will help furloughed federal workers claim unemployment benefits
As civilian federal workers in Colorado wait for word as to whether they will be furloughed by a federal government shutdown, the state’s Department of Labor and Employment is reaching out to aid workers in claiming unemployment benefits. The agency, which made the announcement early Wednesday, reiterated that many federal workers could be eligible for…
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Colorado saw more jobs last month, as unemployment across U.S. rose slightly
During a month that saw U.S. unemployment rise marginally, Colorado saw its own unemployment rate drop to 4.2%, with another 4,200 Coloradans joining the workforce, according to the latest tally by the state’s Department of Labor and Employment. A household survey by the agency calculated 64.6% of the state’s age-16-plus population was on the job…
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Colorado jobless rate falls for second month in a row
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate fell for the second month in a row in July, even as the national labor market is seen as softening. The state’s jobless rate declined to 4.5% last month, down two-tenths of a percentage point from June, the Colorado Department of Labor…
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Federal judge dismisses ex-Loveland employee’s conspiracy claims against city
A federal judge dismissed the claims of a former Loveland city employee last week who alleged a conspiracy by her employer to deprive her of unemployment benefits and tarnish her reputation. Michele DiPietro worked as a paralegal for the city attorney’s office during 13 months between 2020 and 2021. In her telling, DiPietro’s request for…
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Colorado economic indicators a mixed bag in the second quarter, new report finds
Colorado’s key economic indicators were mixed for the second quarter, according to a report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado Secretary of State. Job growth is up, but so is unemployment. Inflation is cooling, yet prices remain high. The number of new businesses registering with the state dropped, though the…
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Colorado jobless rate unchanged in April
The jobless rate in Colorado held steady in April at 3.7%, unchanged from the month before, the Colorado Department of Labor and Unemployment reported Friday. That followed three straight months in which the state’s unemployment rate edged up. The nation’s unemployment rate in April was 3.9%, up a tenth of a percentage point from March.…