Tag: Jobless
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Colorado outpacing the U.S. in pandemic job recovery, ends historic run
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New weekly unemployment claims in Colorado fell below pre-pandemic levels for the first time in more than 68 weeks. The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment report for the week ending July 24 shows there were 3,317 regular initial unemployment claims filed, plus 1,119 more…
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Colorado’s unemployment rate unchanged, higher than U.S. rate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s unemployment rate for June stayed the same from May at 6.2%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. That’s higher than the national rate of 5.9%. But it still remains the lowest level since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down…
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Colorado economy on rebound, but hurdles remain
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While a record 44,740 new businesses and nonprofits filed initial documents with the Colorado Secretary of State in the first quarter of this year, 37,820 businesses filed dissolutions in the past 12 months, according to…
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Fewer Coloradans filing new unemployment claims
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Continuing a downward trend, fewer Colorado residents filed new unemployment claims for the week ending May 1, according to Colorado Department of Labor and Employment data released Thursday. There were 4,472 new regular claims filed last week, a 13% drop from the previous week’s total…
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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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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…