Press Release: Colorado Employment Situation – April 2022
14,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in April; Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly to 3.6%
Press Releases
Press Release: Governor's Summer Job Hunt Kicks Off 42nd Year of Helping Young People Understand the World of Work
Each year, Colorado’s longest running and most successful youth employment program helps tens of thousands of young people prepare for the uncharted territory of a first summer job. Since 1981, the Governor’s Summer Job Hunt program has connected high school and college students with Colorado employers willing to give them a chance to learn, put skills to use and see firsthand how a business operates.
Press Release: Colorado Employment Situation – March 2022
5,800 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in March;
Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.7%
Press Release: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment Commends Executive Order Focused on Skills-Based Hiring Practices
(DENVER) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) celebrates Gov. Jared Polis’ efforts to attract new talent to the state’s workforce by focusing on skills-based hiring practices.
Press Release: Colorado Occupational Employment and Wages — 2021
Workers in the State of Colorado had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.24 in 2021, about 8 percent above the US average of $28.01, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The statewide median hourly wage for all covered employment was $23.05 compared to the US median of $22.00.
Press Release: Colorado Employment Situation – February 2022
Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.0%;
Total Nonfarm Employment Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level
Call for Applications: Funding Opportunity to Launch and Expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs Statewide
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s (CDLE) Office of the Future of Work (OFOW) is encouraging employers, registered apprenticeship sponsors, intermediaries, and education or training providers to apply for the Scale-Up Grant Program, a multi-round funding opportunity that will support the growth of registered apprenticeship opportunities statewide.
Press Release: Colorado Employment Situation – January 2022
Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.1%;
Private Sector Returns to Pre-Pandemic Level of Employment
CDLE Launches Disability Hiring Preference Program to Advance Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in its Talent Management Practices
On March 1, 2022 the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) launched the Disability Hiring Preference Pilot, created by Senate Bill 21-095.
Press Release: Expected Revisions to Colorado Nonfarm Payroll Jobs
Expected Revisions to Colorado Nonfarm Payroll Jobs