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  • Two-month trend continues as Colorado new jobless claims down again

    Two-month trend continues as Colorado new jobless claims down again

    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…

  • Biggest drop for new Colorado jobless claims in 2021

    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…

  • Colorado new jobless claims continue to dwindle

    Colorado new jobless claims continue to dwindle

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The number of new jobless claims in Colorado continues to drop, logging the sixth consecutive week of declining regular claims, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday. There were 9,305 new regular unemployment claims for the week ending April 3, a 9%…

  • Colorado new jobless claims down fifth straight week

    Colorado new jobless claims down fifth straight week

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the fifth straight week, the number of new regular jobless claims dropped, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday. There were 10,268 new unemployment claims filed for the week ending March 27, CDLE reported, marking an 11% dip from the previous…

  • No gap in unemployment benefits this time, Colorado vows

    No gap in unemployment benefits this time, Colorado vows

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the heels of Congress passing the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan stimulus package and President Joe Biden signing it into law, Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment officials vowed there would be no gap in benefits payments like there was earlier this year. “We’re…

  • New Colorado jobless claims continue weekly up-down pattern

    New Colorado jobless claims continue weekly up-down pattern

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In its continual moderately up-and-down trajectory for 2021, Colorado’s new jobless claims rose 19% to 14,123 for the week ending Feb. 20, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Thursday. There were 12,151 new claims filed the week prior. For the past six…

  • Colorado paid $254 million in restored unemployment benefits in 4 days

    Colorado paid $254 million in restored unemployment benefits in 4 days

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than $254 million has been paid to 135,000 jobless Colorado contract and payroll workers since Saturday, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Tuesday. State: $206 million in jobless contract worker claims paid in first 3 days The agency started processing new claims…

  • State ready to take new claims from contract workers Feb. 22

    State ready to take new claims from contract workers Feb. 22

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Your subscription powers local journalism. Subscribe to continue reading and get unlimited access to Colorado news you can trust. Lock in your rate today. 3 months for 99 cents Already a subscriber? Click here to log in. Quality local journalism is essential to creating an…

  • Colorado’s new jobless claims keep declining

    Colorado’s new jobless claims keep declining

    For the fourth week in a row, Colorado’s new unemployment claims dropped. There were 10,989 new regular claims filed for the week ending Jan. 30, according to the Colorado Division of Labor and Employment. That’s a 4% drop from the previous week and a 56% decline from the week ended Jan. 2, which was 25,178.…

  • Unemployment application window now open for Colorado contract, gig workers

    Unemployment application window now open for Colorado contract, gig workers

    Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado contract workers who have lost work or had a previous unemployment claim can now access Colorado Department of Labor and Employment systems to apply. The state’s new cloud-based claim processing technology needed to be…

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