Colorado unemployment rate ticks up in October

Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in October to 3.3% according to the latest data from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

The number of individuals unemployed increased by 2,400 during the month, to 105,900, while the number of employed persons declined by 8,000, to 3,141,100. Colorado’s labor force decreased by 5,600 in October, to 3,247,000.

Among counties in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado:

• Boulder County’s unemployment fell one-tenth of a percentage point, to 2.9%, from 3% in September. The number of unemployed fell to 5,974, from 6,117, while the number of employed persons increased to…