Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Colorado processed 61,000 unemployment claims in four days with upgraded system
$2 trillion federal stimulus package, which provides unemployment benefits to gig workers for the first time, has Colorado employers wondering whether to keep going or lay off workers because of COVID-19.
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Here’s where the jobs are in Colorado as unemployment surges during coronavirus’ economic meltdown
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado’s unemployment site slammed by 180,000 filing attempts in a single week
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
CHART: We’re tracking Colorado’s coronavirus unemployment surge
By Tamara Chuang Coronavirus Primary category in which blog post is published
Unemployment claims skyrocket as thousands of Coloradans lose their jobs
By Tamara Chuang Business Primary category in which blog post is published
2020 forecast: Colorado is getting older and narrowing the housing gap, but really needs middle-wage jobs
A look at Colorado's past and future for predictions about the state's aging population, how the current construction boom compares to the ’70s and more
More Colorado workers will get breaks, must make $42,500 salary to be exempt from overtime under draft policy
The proposal represents a major win for Colorado labor groups, who have long been pushing for the changes -- although they didn’t get everything they wanted.
Teachers in Park County end strike without pay raises or a contract
This marks the end of the longest teacher strike in Colorado in decades and the first in recent years to end without any meaningful concessions from the district
Colorado’s minimum wage rules don’t apply to farm, construction and other jobs. But that might be changing.
A decades-old rule governing minimum wage means a wide swath of low-income employees don’t qualify for overtime pay, lunch breaks
A campaign shake-up and wage complaint rattle Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate
Stephany Rose Spaulding is getting national attention -- thanks to Republicans -- but her campaign is running on volunteers and little money
An army of teen employees is helping fight a Colorado tourist town’s worker shortage
About 75% of the freshman class is at work this summer, and still, shops and restaurants close early or open late due to affordable-housing sparked worker shortage
