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Colorado Employment Situation for May 2015

Colorado Employment Situation for May 2015

Employers in Colorado added 4,900 nonfarm payroll jobs from April to May for a total of 2,514,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,400 and government increased 500. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in May to 4.3 percent. […]

Bent’s Old Fort Visitors Create Nearly $1 Million in Local Economic Benefit

Bent’s Old Fort Visitors Create Nearly $1 Million in Local Economic Benefit

Part of $30 billion impact that supports 252,000 jobs nationwide. A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011shows that the 26,842 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site spent $995,000 in communities surrounding the park.  This spending supported 13 jobs in the local area. “Bent’s Old Fort is a wonderful place to learn […]