Workforce  January 21, 2022

Unemployment rates continue decline in state, region

DENVER — Colorado and every county in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado improved their unemployment rates in December over both December 2020 and November 2021.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued its monthly unemployment report Friday. It showed that the statewide unemployment rate declined from 4.4% to 4.1% when comparing November with December. December 2020 rates were significantly higher, at 6.9%.

Colorado’s rate was still higher than the national unemployment rate in December, which stood at 3.9%.

The CDLE also reported that employers added 9,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in the last month of the year…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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