Tag: Richard Wobbekind
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Colorado’s business confidence dips amid Iran war
Business confidence in Colorado — which has already been negative over the last year — slipped ahead of the second quarter of the year, a new report found. The Leeds Business Confidence Index, a measurement of how business leaders across Colorado feel about the future of the national and state economy, fell by one point…
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Colorado’s job growth expected to continue in 2024, report shows
Colorado’s economy will see increased job growth in 2024, economists predict, and its labor force participation is near record levels. But concerns still persist around commercial real estate, rising interest rates and inflation. That’s according to the 59th Annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook by the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder…
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A paradox: Colorado job growth ‘cools,’ even with robust business filings, job openings
“It appears that the economy is continuing to operate at a particularly good level but there are some, I don’t know, warning signs that are out there,” an economist says
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Colorado economy slowly grows amid ‘disappointing’ first quarter nationally
Colorado’s economy crept forward during the first quarter of 2023 albeit at a slower rate than the second half of 2022, signaling to economists an earlier than expected economic slowdown this year. Economists with University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division anticipated an economic slowdown during the second half of 2023. But a slow…
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CU Boulder Leeds report predicts record Colorado employment levels in 2023
Colorado’s economy looks strong heading into 2023, with record employment levels in 2022 expected to continue in the next 12 months and several strong industries here to propel the state through recession worries, according to a 2023 Colorado Business Economic Outlook by University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School. This year is expected to be a record…
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Colorado business leaders believe recession is here, or looming: Survey says
About 80% of Colorado business leaders believe the U.S. economy has either already entered a recession or will do so by 2023, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index survey released Wednesday by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. Pessimism oozed out of the report, which covers most of the second quarter…
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Every major Colorado industry will experience job growth in 2022, report says
Every major Colorado industry will experience job growth in 2022, with many sectors returning to pre-pandemic levels, but leisure and hospitality won’t recover for years, according to the 57th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook. The report, prepared by the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, was presented Monday at the Grand Hyatt in downtown…