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What’s Working: Repurposing old stuff in Colorado can be profitable
Reduce, reuse and recycle are the three R’s in the world of sustainability. Damon Carson has a fourth one: Repurpose. That’s not the same as reuse, he says. “A typical reuse is…
Colorado’s unemployment rate inches upward to 3.8%
Unemployment in Colorado has been on the rise, with another 3,400 individuals added last month for a total of 123,600 Coloradans who were unemployed in May, according to the state jobs report…
What’s Working: Colorado added a mere 300 jobs in April
Quick links: Flat 3.7% unemployment rate | Return of housing market? | Coloradans tip the most | Greeley welcomes startups T’was a big week for economic news. U.S. inflation slowed to 3.4%….
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,…
What’s Working: How Colorado women went from earning 78.1 cents for every $1 paid to a man, to 87 cents — in two years*
Two years after the state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act went into effect, Colorado women have seen their wages increase faster than their male counterparts. Could it be the new law?…
Why Colorado had higher unemployment rates but more job growth in 2023 than the Feds reported
The state labor market in 2023 wasn’t as sluggish as federal data previously estimated, according to revisions released Monday by the state Department of Labor and Employment. On one hand, the state…
What’s Working: Colorado added just 300 jobs in December, as unemployment rate rose to 3.4%
Don’t look at Colorado’s latest jobs report unless you want to be depressed, but know it may only be for a few months. The December numbers, released Friday, have the state’s unemployment…