For Immediate Release
Date: January 21, 2021
Contact: Office of Government, Policy and Public Relations - cdle_pr@state.co.us
State Labor Dept Update For Week Ending January 16th UI Claims and Featured Job Openings This Week
(DENVER) -- Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) reported that due to the deployment of its new online unemployment benefits system, and impacts to underlying reports, there are currently no new claims or benefit payment data available to report for the week ending January 16th. CDLE anticipates that new UI claims data will be available for the January 28th press release. As a reminder, the next scheduled release is this Friday, January 22 at 8 A.M. for the December Employment Situation.
Helping Coloradans with Reemployment Support:
Trainings and Resources for Job Seekers
CDLE and its partners hold regular, no-cost training that can help unemployed Coloradans get rehired. A sampling of events is below and a complete list of events, workshops and training opportunities is available on the CDLE website.
Trainings and Resources for Job Seekers
January 25, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Denver Workforce Services “We’re Hiring!” series
January 27, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Engage with a Career Coach
January 28, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Resume Workshop
Who’s Hiring
There are more than 70,000 jobs available in ConnectingColorado.com, the state’s jobs database.
- Total number of open jobs (12/12/2020): 65,119
- Job titles posted most often:
- CDL-A truck drivers (3,728)
- Registered nurses (900)
- Customer service representatives (824)
- Industries hiring:
While many industries are hiring, the top three were:- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (26,859)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (20,480)
- Retail trade (18,679)
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and the Office of the Future of Work publish a weekly series to share hiring trends and highlight online and in-person resources to connect workers with meaningful employment. This week, the article gives an update on last week’s job postings and the 2020 Talent Pipeline Report released by CWDC and the Talent Found Network. Read the latest article here.
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