If it feels like it’s getting tough to find a new job, join the growing number of unemployed workers in Colorado. Last month, the number grew to 134,700, which pushed the state’s…
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What’s Working: Colorado still searching for cause of labor data that shows state lost 72,700 jobs in Q1
When Denver economist Ryan Gedney looked at a report on first-quarter job growth among Colorado’s private employers, something huge stood out. The state had overcounted the number of jobs at the start…
What’s Working: What some Coloradans think about the proposed supermarket megamerger
Quick links: What Coloradans think | Big Tech in Colorado | Sept. unemployment rate | SecureSavings update | Colorado Springs Airport and its $8 million grant | We’re hiring! Try as they…
Colorado had the second highest number of job quitters in July
Colorado tops nation for growth in quitters, tied for 3rd for layoffs. That’s according to the July Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But these…
What’s Working: This guy wants to get rid of endless phone loops, junk fees and other consumer irritants
Quick links: What happens to complaints | July unemployment rate | Take the poll | Denver inflation | Horizon Organic adds B Corp | 100 Comcast RISE winners Before Rohit Chopra stepped…
What’s Working: Colorado top-paying and lowest-paying jobs
Quick links: Highest and lowest wages | FAMLI updates | Denver janitors may strike | Kroger/Albertson’s merger paused Fast food cooks kept the top spot as Colorado’s lowest-paid occupation by averaging an…
What’s Working: Repurposing old stuff in Colorado can be profitable
Quick links: Finding profit | Where does Colorado recycling go | Nicotine pouch maker picks Aurora | LogRhythm layoffs| Colorado unemployment rate stays at 3.8% Reduce, reuse and recycle are the three…
What’s Working: Colorado Springs’ weaker job market hasn’t slowed economic development wins
There are more than 200 job openings at UCHealth hospitals and facilities in the Pikes Peak region, according to a quick search on job board Indeed. That’s not unusual to have hundreds…
What’s Working: More than 50% of Colorado’s businesses employ workers outside the state
Quick links: March unemployment rate and jobs report | DEN airport sixth busiest | Denver office conversions | Job fair for 55+ During the pandemic, many office workers had no choice but…
What’s Working: Tourism is a major driver of the Colorado economy. But it’s not all organic
Tourism is one of the most powerful drivers of Colorado’s economy, creating jobs faster than any other industry. A growing number of visitors continue to spend billions in the state each year,…