Tag: Senior Economist
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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 Springs unemployment edges lower as thousands return to job market
The Colorado Springs area unemployment edged lower in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, but that decline doesn’t tell the whole story of the local job market. Colorado unemployment rate falls to lowest level since March More than 6,600 people rejoined the job market, with all but 47 of them finding work,…
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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…