Tag: Unemployment
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Colorado’s jobless rate continues to edge up
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate continued to edge up in July, increasing a tenth of a percentage point from the month before to 3.9%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. The state’s jobless rate remains below the national rate, which rose two-tenths of a…
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Colorado jobless rate unchanged in April
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The jobless rate in Colorado held steady in April at 3.7%, unchanged from the month before, the Colorado Department of Labor and Unemployment reported Friday. That followed three straight months in which the state’s unemployment rate edged up. The nation’s unemployment rate in April was…
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Colorado unemployment inches up to 3.5%, but job growth among strongest in U.S.
Colorado’s unemployment rate inched up in February to 3.5% from 3.4%, according to data released Friday from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The state saw the number of unemployed grow about 4,200 people. The state is still below the national average, which increased by two-tenths of a percentage last month to 3.9%. “It’s…
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Government jobs growth leads Colorado in 2023, report shows
Unemployment in Colorado ticked up to 3.4% in January from 3.3% in December, according to the latest numbers available from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released Monday. Colorado’s jobless rate increased slightly over 12 months from 3%, but has consistently stayed below the national average of 3.7%. December’s original unemployment level was reported…
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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…