Colorado Public Radio

Big parts of Colorado’s economy are looking lackluster — are we in a recession?

Tariffs are hitting broad swathes of the economy in Colorado. Construction, agriculture and advanced manufacturing, like ...
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Colorado unemployment trust fund set to become insolvent next week; state will borrow from feds

DENVER – Colorado’s unemployment trust fund is expected to become insolvent early next week, but the state will borrow money from the Federal Unemployment Account and people who are on unemployment ...
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Colorado regular unemployment initial claims fell below 10K last week for first time since mid-March

DENVER – Regular unemployment initial claims fell below 10,000 last week in Colorado for the first time since the novel coronavirus hit the state in earnest in mid-March, the Colorado Department of ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

Unemployment claims in Colorado increased last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Colorado rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...