Tag: Colorado Department Of Labor And Employment
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Gov. Jared Polis moves to end ICE subpoena fight over Colorado workers’ personal data
The effort by Gov. Jared Polis to comply with an administrative subpoena from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for information held by several state agencies is over. Polis, in a motion filed Feb. 20, asked for a permanent injunction and final judgment that would bar the governor or any other state employees from producing records…
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Judge denies motion from Gov. Jared Polis to dismiss ICE lawsuit from former state employee
A Denver District Court judge has denied a request by Gov. Jared Polis to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former state employee over disclosure of information to federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit filed against the governor by Scott Moss, then the director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Division of Labor Standards…
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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 sees better job performance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado saw a favorable increase in job performance last month, according to a new report released Friday by the state’s Department of Labor and Employment. A survey of Colorado households showed the number of unemployed individuals dropped in June by 3,400 to 155,300 over the…
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Colorado’s unemployment ticks up, but still below national average
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Colorado’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in December to 3.4%, but it still remains lower than the U.S. average, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s jobless rate stood at 3.3% in November. The U.S. average remained the same from month-to-month at 3.7%. “The rising Colorado rate was due to a…
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Colorado’s jobless rate unchanged in November
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate didn’t budge in November, remaining at 3.3%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Thursday. Colorado’s labor force rose by 2,700 last month to 3,249,700, the agency reported. The number of unemployed, meanwhile, grew by 1,900 over the same time period…
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Grand jury indicts Berthoud family members on charges of unemployment insurance, tax fraud
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A statewide grand jury indicted five northern Colorado family members on charges related to unemployment insurance fraud and tax fraud. From July 2020 through May 2021, Robert Tarin, Jr., of Berthoud, is accused of getting…
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Fact check: There really are two jobs for every unemployed person in Colorado
There are, indeed, two jobs available for every unemployed individual in Colorado, as Gov. Jared Polis said in his State of the State address last week — but it’s unclear what level of quality and or what industry these jobs are most likely in. Polis said there are “two available jobs for every unemployed person” in…
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Colorado unemployment continues downward slide
Colorado’s unemployment rate continued the downward trend it has been on for all of 2022, sliding a tenth of a percentage point to 3.3% in July, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. That’s the 13th consecutive month of flat or dropping unemployment levels in Colorado. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%…
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Colorado’s unemployment drops again, recovers all pandemic job losses
Colorado’s unemployment rate continues its slow but steady decline. June’s household survey found that the state’s unemployment level edged down a tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. It has been 12 consecutive months of flat or dropping unemployment levels, according to the department. Colorado’s unemployment…