Current Statistics
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Current Labor
Statistics, July 2008
| Unemployment Rate |
|
| Colorado |
5.2% |
| U.S. |
5.7% |
| Colorado Job Growth |
|
| (June '08 - July '08) |
3,800 |
| (July '07 - July '08) |
30,800 |
 Labor market conditions in
Colorado were
mixed in July, according to Donald J. Mares, Executive Director of the
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. The State’s seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate inched up one-tenth of one percentage point to 5.2
percent.
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Long-term industry and occupation
projections for the period 2006-2016 for Colorado statewide and Metro
Areas are now available. Click here for
industries and here for
occupations.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the
Denver-Boulder-Greeley area increased by 3.7 percent in the first half
of 2008 compared with the first half of 2007. See BLS news release
here...
Census report on older workers in
Colorado. Download pdf document
here...
Union Members in Colorado in
2007. Read BLS news release here
(pdf)
The Colorado Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data series
is useful for studying job creation and job loss. Read article
(pdf) here...
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