Tag: Colorado Department Of Labor
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Colorado unemployment rate remains flat in June, private sector shows stark gains
The state unemployment rate stayed flat anew at 2.8% last month, while the share of Coloradans participating in the workforce stood just shy of pre-pandemic levels. Released Friday, the Colorado Employment Situation report for June 2023 highlighted industry and labor force statistics estimates from the state’s Department of Labor and Employment, and it yielded a…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate holds steady at 2.8%
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The government sector has now returned to pre-pandemic employment levels, the latest jobs report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment shows, while the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 2.8% for May. The number of unemployed people rose by 600 from April to May, reaching 90,000, although the unemployment rate remains unchanged. Colorado’s…
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Unemployment rose slightly in February across Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate is on a streak, staying below 3% for 10 consecutive months. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point, reaching 2.9%, in February according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The number of unemployed individuals…
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Colorado unemployment matches record-low, pre-pandemic level
Colorado’s unemployment rate matched the record-low rate of 2.8% in January, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. It’s the most recent information available, and was released Monday. That rate remained steady between December and January while the state added 800 new jobs in that time, according to the department, which also released…
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Denver-based Pinnacle Architectural Lighting lays off 150 workers; other companies also shrink
A Denver-based lighting manufacturer is laying off more than 150 employees, state labor officials learned. Pinnacle Architectural Lighting, Inc. told the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment that it is closing a facility at 3801 Havana St., leading to the loss of 151 works. The manufacturer is among several companies that announced mass layoffs recently.…
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Denver-based DCP Midstream to layoff over 130 employees in the spring
Denver-based DCP Midstream, LP, plans to lay off 136 employees, according to a Jan. 25 WARN notice the company sent to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the City of Denver. The company expects the layoffs to be permanent and to start on March 31, according to the letter from Lisa Mora, DCP’s…
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Highlands Ranch man sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for improper use of COVID-19 relief funds
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A judge on Thursday sentenced a Highlands Ranch man to more than three years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $800,000 in COVID-19 relief funds and using the money to pay for plastic surgery, a weight loss program and jewelry. Daniel Stonebarger, 50, will…
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Gov. Polis pledges to save Colorado businesses money during recovery
In his final State of the State address of the year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told members and guests of the Colorado Business Roundtable on Thursday of his office’s ongoing efforts to reduce fees and regulations for businesses, increase the talent pipeline with alternative education efforts and bolster the huge unemployment insurance fund deficit. “I’m…
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Validity of Colorado amusement ride inspections faced state scrutiny
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado relies on private, third-party inspectors to make sure amusement parks are free of accidents like the one this month that claimed the life of a 6-year-old girl, who plunged to her death from a ride at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. Just four years ago,…