Tag: Social Programs
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Colorado unemployment matches record-low, pre-pandemic level
Colorado’s unemployment rate matched the record-low rate of 2.8% in January, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. It’s the most recent information available, and was released Monday. That rate remained steady between December and January while the state added 800 new jobs in that time, according to the department, which also released…
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Colorado unemployment rate continues decline
Colorado’s unemployment rate continued to decline at the end of 2022, and remained below the national average, according to a Friday report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s unemployment rate declined in December to 3.3%. This is a two-tenths percentage decrease since the previous month, equaling a drop of 6,700 people…
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Colorado unemployment level drops slightly on strength of education and healthcare jobs growth
Colorado’s unemployment level dropped slightly in November to 3.5%, which caps a year of mostly steady decline from the 4.4% level a year ago, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Friday. That’s still below the national unemployment rate average of 3.7% last month. A state economist pointed to the strong job growth…