Colorado nonfarm jobs declined in March

Total nonfarm payroll jobs in Colorado declined 3,900 from February to March to 2,504,100 jobs, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Private sector payroll jobs decreased 4,600 and government jobs increased 700, according to the survey of business establishments by the state.

According to a survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from February to March 2015 at 4.2 percent. The number of people actively participating in the labor force increased 1,900 to 2,833,000.

Total employment increased 2,400 to 2,714,700 causing the number of unemployed to decrease 500. The national unemployment rate was also unchanged from February to March…