CO Labor Dept.: 5,025 additional Coloradans filed for regular unemployment last week

DENVER — An additional 5,025 people filed for traditional unemployment benefits in the week ending Sept. 12, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday, a decline of 812 from the week prior.

A total of 1,533 people in Colorado applied for state-level Pandemic Unemployment Assistance in that week, which is assistance for gig workers, the self-employed and others who wouldn’t normally qualify for regular benefits. That amounts to a drop of 683 from the week prior.

The department did not hold its usual weekly call with reporters on Thursday because it plans to release…