This is an official communication from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Unemployment Insurance Division.
Important Work Search Requirement Update
As you know, you are required to participate in and complete work search activities each week in order to maintain your eligibility to receive unemployment benefits. This includes showing up and providing accurate information to scheduled job interviews. Under a new rule which became effective this week, CDLE can disqualify you from receiving further benefits if you fail to show up to a scheduled interview, fail to show up for a scheduled exam, fail to report for the first scheduled day of new work, and/or fail to complete required pre-employment activities unless you can provide a reasonable, verifiable justification for the specific failure. The new rule also allows for a disqualification if you provide false or incorrect information during the course of a job interview that would incorrectly lead an employer to consider you unqualified for the job or be unable to contact you to offer you the job.
Registering with Your Workforce Center
You may receive more than one form asking you to register with your workforce center. You only need to register once per claim year. Once you have completed your workforce registration, please disregard any future workforce center registration forms until you file a new unemployment claim. For more information about the services workforce centers provide, or to find your local workforce center, please visit https://cdle.colorado.gov/wfc.
Coming Soon: Check Your ID.me Status in MyUI+
Beginning on Thursday, May 6, you will see a new ID.me verification status feature on your MyUI+ homepage. This new feature allows you to check the status of your ID.me verification.
We’ve included a screenshot below showing what this feature will look like. If you see a “Yes” next to “ID.me Verified,” that means you have successfully verified via ID.me and do not need to take further action. If you see “Pending further investigation,” that means we have received your verification, but your records require further review from CDLE staff. This may take additional time to clear. Do not attempt the ID.me process more than one time. Doing so could result in further processing delays. “No” means you have either not started or have not successfully completed the ID.me verification process. You can start and/or resume the ID.me process https://cdle.colorado.gov/idme.
Sector of the Week
As pandemic-related restrictions continue to ease up, an increasing number of employers are beginning to resume hiring. Each week, we will highlight a sector that is hiring. This week’s sector is performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries. According to EMSI, 295 open positions in the industry were listed in Colorado just last week. In the past month, 941 jobs in the arts, design, sports, and media jobs listed on ConnectingColorado.com.
Who’s Hiring?
We’re hiring! Click here to browse the hundreds of jobs openings with the State of Colorado right now.
As of May 5, 2021, there are 79,740 job postings listed on ConnectingColorado.com, the state’s jobs database.
- The following areas and industries have the most job openings as of May 5, 2021:
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (28,435)
- Professional, scientific and technical services (21,329)
- Retail trade (20,484)
- Job titles posted most often:
- CDL-A truck drivers (2,260)
- Delivery drivers (945)
- Customer service representatives (938)
Back to the Archive
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
633 17th St, Denver, CO 80202