Tag: Jobless
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Colorado outpacing the U.S. in pandemic job recovery, ends historic run
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New weekly unemployment claims in Colorado fell below pre-pandemic levels for the first time in more than 68 weeks. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment report for the week ending July 24 shows there were 3,317 regular initial unemployment claims filed, plus 1,119 more…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate unchanged, higher than U.S. rate
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate for June stayed the same from May at 6.2%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. That’s higher than the national rate of 5.9%. But it still remains the lowest level since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down…
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State’s new unemployment claims flat; 1,567 take full-time jobs for chance at $1,600 bonus
Though the number of new unemployment claims in Colorado remained basically flat from the prior week, 1,567 previously unemployed Coloradans took full-time jobs this week for a chance at a $1,600 bonus from the state. This week also marks the end of weekly update reports from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on the…
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Three-month slide in new Colorado unemployment claims continues
A three-month slide in new Colorado unemployment claims continued as 6% fewer claims were filed for the week ending May 15, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. There were 4,132 new regular claims filed last week, 263 less than for the week ending May 8, the agency reported Thursday. That’s the 12th…
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Colorado giving $1,600 to those returning to full-time work
In an effort to move more people off unemployment benefits, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Wednesday signed an executive order to give them up to $1,600 if they return to full-time work. Dubbed the Colorado Jumpstart incentive program, it allows those who have received at least $25 in unemployment insurance benefits from March 28 to Sunday…
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State’s new jobless claims level off, but still down
While the number of new state jobless claims seems to have leveled off based on last week’s filings, it’s still trending down, according to a report Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Unemployed Coloradans filed 4,395 new regular claims for the week ending May 8, only 77 fewer than filed the prior…
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Colorado economy on rebound, but hurdles remain
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While a record 44,740 new businesses and nonprofits filed initial documents with the Colorado Secretary of State in the first quarter of this year, 37,820 businesses filed dissolutions in the past 12 months, according to…
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Fewer Coloradans filing new unemployment claims
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Continuing a downward trend, fewer Colorado residents filed new unemployment claims for the week ending May 1, according to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data released Thursday. There were 4,472 new regular claims filed last week, a 13% drop from the previous week’s total…
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Two-month trend continues as Colorado new jobless claims down again
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the continued slide of new jobless claims stands as encouraging news, the 5,825 new regular claims filed for the week ending April 24 far outstrips the highest week of new filings in 2019, according to data released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor…
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Biggest drop for new Colorado jobless claims in 2021
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a week of good news with Denver area companies adding thousands of jobs, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment provided more positive economic growth news Thursday. New regular jobless claims dropped sharply as 6,718 were filed for the week ending April 17, a…