Colorado jobs to regain pre-pandemic traction in 2022

DENVER — Colorado’s employment totals are expected to reach pre-COVID-19-pandemic levels in 2022, but top economists say the state is likely to lose its top-10 position for jobs growth.

In 2021 Colorado added a projected 73,900 jobs and is expected to grow employment across all sectors and regions, according to the state’s Business Economic Outlook, an annual report developed by the Leeds Business Research Division at the University of Colorado that uses insights from more than 140 people in business, education and government to measure the economy and make estimates and projections for the upcoming year. 

The report was presented Monday in…