Unemployment in region remains below U.S. stats

Unemployment in Northern Colorado remained well below the national rate throughout the previous quarter, as job creation throughout the state and particularly along the Front Range continued at a slower, but steady, pace.The state˜s unemployment rate stood at a mere 3.5 percent at the end of June, as compared with the national rate of 5 percent, the lowest in two decades. Colorado˜s unemployment rate has been below the national rate every month since June 1990.
"Nearly all regions of the state are experiencing job growth, said Ken Anderson, an economist with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. "The only…