Tag: Senior Economist
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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…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls to lowest level of pandemic
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in August, the lowest level since just before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered a stay-at-home order that resulted in massive job cuts. Last month’s rate was down from 6.1% in July and 7.1% in August 2020 and is the lowest…
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Colorado unemployment edges lower but for wrong reasons
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate edged lower to 6.1% in July, but only because nearly 3,000 people left the job market and as a result were not counted as unemployed, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The July jobless rate, which had been 6.2% in…
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Study: Lowest-paid jobs in Colorado hit hardest by COVID-19 pandemic
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s lowest-paid workers have been hit hardest by job losses from restrictions to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show. Colorado unemployment rate unchanged in February Jobs such as food preparation and serving, personal care…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as restrictions loosen
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate fell in January amid looser COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions on businesses , reaching the lowest rate since just before restrictions began a year ago, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Monday. The state’s jobless rate fell to 6.6% after holding steady…
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Colorado unemployment jumps amid tighter pandemic restrictions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate surged two full percentage points to 8.4% in December as tighter pandemic restrictions took hold, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. Colorado unemployment claims hit nearly 9-month high as CARES Act expires The state’s jobless rate was the highest since…
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Colorado unemployment rate remains unchanged in October
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate remained unchanged last month, even as nearly 16,000 people returned to the job market and found work, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. October’s rate didn’t budge from September’s 6.4% rate; that was the lowest rate since March but…
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Colorado first-time jobless claims up for third consecutive week
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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 big jump in claims by payroll workers sent first-time unemployment claims filed in Colorado higher for a third consecutive week, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Thursday. Colorado first-time unemployment claims rise…