Tag: Unemployment
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Colorado’s unemployment ticks up, but still below national average
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Colorado’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly in December to 3.4%, but it still remains lower than the U.S. average, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state’s jobless rate stood at 3.3% in November. The U.S. average remained the same from month-to-month at 3.7%. “The rising Colorado rate was due to a…
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Colorado’s jobless rate unchanged in November
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate didn’t budge in November, remaining at 3.3%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Thursday. Colorado’s labor force rose by 2,700 last month to 3,249,700, the agency reported. The number of unemployed, meanwhile, grew by 1,900 over the same time period…
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Bill banning Colorado employers from asking for age in job applications sent to Polis
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Nearly 80% of older workers say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and around 40% of hiring managers admit to reviewing resumes with age bias. In Colorado, lawmakers are trying to change that with Senate Bill 58. If signed into law, the bill would ban employers from asking for an applicant’s age, date of birth or graduation…
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Unemployment rose slightly in February across Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate is on a streak, staying below 3% for 10 consecutive months. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point, reaching 2.9%, in February according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The number of unemployed individuals…
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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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New Colorado business filings soar in Q4 2022
The number of new business filings soared to record levels in the fourth quarter, showing strong state economy heading into 2023. The state also had significant job growth to end 2022, according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report released Monday by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds Business Research Division and Colorado Secretary…
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Colorado sees flat unemployment rate, signaling a return to normal
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Colorado’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in September at 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The number of unemployed fell by 2,200 from the month before, but the unemployment rate stayed unchanged due to rounding, according to the report. Colorado Springs hotel lodging sees boost in September Ryan Gedney, a senior economist with…
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Colorado unemployment continues downward slide
Colorado’s unemployment rate continued the downward trend it has been on for all of 2022, sliding a tenth of a percentage point to 3.3% in July, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. That’s the 13th consecutive month of flat or dropping unemployment levels in Colorado. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%…
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Colorado’s economy continues to outshine nation’s — but worries persist
While Colorado’s economy continues to outshine many other states, and the national economy itself, business leaders’ confidence continues its decline “sharply into bear territory,” according to the Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report for the second quarter. The report is prepared by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds Business Research Division with the Colorado Secretary…
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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…