Colorado Employment, May 2011
Russ Baldwin | Jun 20, 2011 | Comments 0
Employers in Colorado added 4,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,234,300 jobs, according to the survey of establishments. Government added 900 payroll jobs and the private sector increased by 3,300.
The unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.7% based on household survey results. The labor force decreased by 100 to 2,692,200 and total employment increased 4,700. The increase in total employment and the slight decline in labor force caused the number of unemployed to decline by 4,800. The national unemployment rate increased from 9.0 to 9.1 percent over the same period.
Over the year, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased from 34.8 to 35.1 hours and average hourly earnings decreased from $23.97 to $23.88.
The unemployment percentage rates for southeastern counties showed little change, comparing May to April:
May 2011 April 2011 May 2010
Baca 3.9 4.0 3.9
Bent 8.1 8.0 7.8
Kiowa 3.8 4.2 5.1
Kit Carson 4.8 4.8 4.5
Las Animas 8.8 8.9 9.3
Crowley 9.6 10.1 10.5
Otero 9.2 9.3 8.1
Prowers 5.8 5.9 6.3
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