New weekly unemployment claims in Colorado drop to 6,718

DENVER — An additional 6,718 people filed for traditional unemployment benefits in the week ending April 17, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday, a drop of 2,209 from the week before.

A total of 1,310 people filed for the reinstated Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program during the week, marking a decrease of 822 new applicants. Figures for that specific aid over the past several weeks are not comparable to numbers from before February due to changes in guidance from the U.S. Labor Department directing states to count only new claims or those who were rehired and laid off or furloughed again.

A total of 209,232 continued claims were filed for some type of state or federally funded unemployment program in the week of April 10, marking a decrease of 9,276. 

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Nationwide, the U.S. Labor Department said 547,000 Americans filed for unemployment aid, amounting to a drop of 39,000 from the week prior’s adjusted figure and the lowest level on record in the past 12 months.

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