All Entries Tagged With: "Colorado Department of Labor and Employment"
Colorado Employment Situation | July 2015
Total nonfarm payroll jobs declined 2,200 from June to July to 2,517,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 3,300 and government increased 1,100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 4.3 percent. The number of people […]
Gov. Hickelooper Proclaims November as “Hire a Veteran Month”
(DENVER) Governor John Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation declaring November as “Hire A Veteran Month” and during the next four weeks, the Department of Labor and Employment will be spotlighting the full spectrum of services the agency makes available to veterans. Workshops and special hiring events will take place statewide (for a full list, […]
Colorado Unemployment Situation for August 2014
Non farm payroll jobs decreased 700 over the month from July to August to 2,447,400 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 700 and government was unchanged over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two tenths of a percentage point in […]
Colorado Employment Situation – June 2014
Non-farm payroll jobs increased 3,000 over the month from May to June to 2,446,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 300 and government increased 3,300. Colorado has had 32 consecutive months of payroll job gains. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a […]
Letter to the Editor: NOVEMBER: A TIME TO REMEMBER AND A TIME TO ACT
Before he served in Congress and before he went to the White House, Lieutenant John Kennedy was the commander of torpedo boats in the South Pacific during World War II. His distinguished military career resulted in being awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and the Purple Heart. He was proud of his service […]
Southeast CO Unemployment Figures
Colorado Jobs Update from Department of Labor & Employment Nonfarm payroll jobs decreased 5,000 from April to May to 2,353,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 4,900 and government decreased 100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.9 percent. The number of […]
Colorado Job Situation – Unemployment Numbers
DENVER) — Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 500 from February to March to 2,353,600 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 1,100 and government decreased 600. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of one percentage point over the month to 7.1 percent. The decrease […]
Colorado Employment Situation – January 2013
Employers in Colorado added 7,100 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,342,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 8,200 and government decreased 1,100. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent. The […]
Colorado Employment Situation – August 2012
Nonfarm payroll jobs were unchanged from July to August at 2,293,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 1,700 and government increased 1,700. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one tenth of one percentage point over the month to 8.2 percent. The decrease in the […]
Colorado Employment Situation-March 2012
Employers in Colorado added 2,600 nonfarm payroll jobs from February to March for a total of 2,290,500 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,600 and government was unchanged. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 7.8 percent. The […]
S. E. Colorado Employment Update
Employers in Colorado added 19,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,284,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 22,500 and government decreased 3,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.8 percent. The number […]
Colorado Employment Situation December 2011
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado decreased by 4,400 from November to December to 2,244,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government increased by 200 payroll jobs and the private sector declined by 4,600. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9 percent. The number […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2011
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado increased by 8,800 from September to October to 2,254,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government added 900 payroll jobs and the private sector added 7,900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.1 percent. The number of people […]
Little Change in S.E. CO Job Market
Nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado declined by 3,900 from August to September to 2,240,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government added 1,100 payroll jobs and the private sector lost 5,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.3 percent. The number of people […]
S.E. Colorado Job Market Shows Slight Gain
Colorado nonfarm payroll jobs declined by 1,800 from July to August for a total of 2,239,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government added 500 payroll jobs and the private sector lost 2,300. At 8.5 percent, the unemployment rate was unchanged from the previous month based on household survey results. The labor force […]