Tag: Unemployment
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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…
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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…
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Colorado new jobless claims slide lower for seventh consecutive week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New state jobless claims fell for the seventh week running, according to numbers released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Regular payroll workers such as non-contract or self-employed filed 8,927 new claims…
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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%…
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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…
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First-time Colorado unemployment claims edge higher
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First-time unemployment claims filed with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment edged higher last week as claims by self-employed and contract workers surged. Colorado jobless claims tick downward again The 13,490 claims filed during the week of March 20 by payroll, self-employed and contract…
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Colorado unemployment rate falls as restrictions loosen
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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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…
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Colorado business advocates to state legislators: Slow your roll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Armed with a new study showing the fiscal impact of recent business regulations, Colorado business advocates from the Colorado Chamber of Commerce urged state legislators to “let businesses get back on their feet” before passing more. The study by the Common Sense Institute shows new…
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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…