Weld, Larimer 2Q employment figures to be revised down

Job losses in the oil and gas industry appear to be hitting Weld County harder over the past year than previously estimated.

According to new figures released by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Wednesday, second-quarter job figures for Weld County are expected to be revised downward by 3,200. That would mean a 1.7 percent dip in the total number of jobs in the county from June 2015 to June 2016, rather than an increase of 1.5 percent. With the second-quarter revisions extrapolated out through October, though, Weld will still have seen a year-over-year increase…