Press Releases

DENVER, Colo. — How do you know that the pound of potatoes you buy at the store or the gallon of gas you put in your car is the same every time? It’s thanks to the Weights and Measures standards established on a national and international level.

New workforce center location opening March 1, 2024

The Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA), in partnership with the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE), is hosting a virtual statewide informational career open house on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 to help fill open positions in over 20 State agencies.

Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 300 in December

Colorado’s first-of-its-kind Family and Medical Leave Insurance program sends $2.7 million in benefits to eligible Colorado workers.

Apprenticeship Colorado seeks applications for BuildUp construction grants.

CDLE is seeking STEM businesses to host K-12 teachers to amplify hands-on work-based learning opportunities.

Colorado’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program approves benefits for first workers who need to temporarily step away from the job.

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Office of Labor Market Information (LMI), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), reveals Colorado had 89 work-related fatalities in 2022.

Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decline by 700 in November