Tag: Colorado Department Of Labor And Employment
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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 auditor finds serious issues with labor agency’s unemployment insurance accounting
Colorado’s state auditors found serious issues with the accounting practices of the unemployment insurance division of the Department of Labor and Employment, concluding the agency underestimated and overestimated figures to the tune of billions of dollars. The auditors labeled the problems with its most serious concern — a “material weakness,” an indication of a significant…
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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 unemployment rises to 4.4%, but state of job market murky due to data issues
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics won’t release job numbers for Colorado in March as dramatic revisions have sparked concerns over state data accuracy.
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Colorado recorded 72,000 jobs fewer than earlier report, revisions show
Colorado’s job estimates were off 2.5%, highest in nation
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Gap between Colorado and U.S. unemployment rate shrinks
Colorado’s rate has consistently stayed below the national average, but the gap just shrank as the state rate rose in March
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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…