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• CU economist forecasts Colo. job growth in 2013

  December 3, 2012 8:54 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A University of Colorado economist forecasts the state will keep adding a wide array of jobs in 2013, putting it in position to be among the top 10 states for job growth next year. Richard Wobbekind of CU's Leeds School of Business said Monday that the... more »

• Some state post offices to close

  June 1, 2011 4:17 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service is proposing shutting down 11 post offices in Colorado and nine in Wyoming to help deal with a budget shortfall. The Denver Post reports that western area USPS spokesman Al DeSarro says communities are being notified of the closures following an $8.5... more »

• Colorado sees population boom despite job losses

  April 24, 2011 2:19 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Economists and demographers say the number of people moving to Colorado is far outpacing the jobs created in the state. The Denver Post reported Sunday that economists predict the state will gain between 10,000 to 20,000 jobs this year but Colorado's population is expected to grow... more »

• Western Slope job outlook poor

  April 3, 2011 2:04 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Despite new job orders in energy and construction, Colorado's Western Slope is coping with near-record jobless rates. Grand Junction's unemployment rate has tripled in the past two years and stands at above 11 percent. Mesa County reports that several hundred people apply for... more »

• UNC enacts hiring freeze, other cost-cutting plans

  February 4, 2011 7:21 AM

  GREELEY (AP)-University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton has announced plans to freeze some hiring to help cover a projected $14 million shortfall in the next school year. Norton said Wednesday that the university in Greeley will freeze the hiring of all non-faculty positions with annual salaries of more... more »

• Colorado minimum wage up for 2011

  January 3, 2011 7:48 PM

  Minimum wage workers in our state are welcoming 2011 with open arms. Minimum wage is up from $7.24 to $7.36 according to the Colorado Department of Labor. That's good for employees but it makes things a little harder for businesses. To compensate, the cost is passed on to consumers.... more »

• Draft plan for colleges calls for more revenue

  October 22, 2010 8:41 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A planning committee warns that Colorado voters and taxpayers need to come up with more money for higher education or the system is going to collapse. Committee co-chair Jim Lyons says options include raising taxes, providing more state funding, charging higher fees for graduate programs and... more »

• Colorado: $189 million in new cuts

  September 20, 2010 12:00 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter may have to slash another $189 million from Colorado's budget because of a sluggish economic recovery and lower-than-expected revenues. In June, Ritter was forced to cut $60 million from this year's $18.2 billion budget, using money from marijuana registrations, cutting funding for the Department of Corrections... more »

• Unemployment soars in Southern Colorado

  March 10, 2010 11:59 AM

  The unemployment rate soared in January in El Paso and Pueblo counties, according to figures released Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Labor. El Paso County has an unemployment rate of 8.9-percent, while Pueblo County's is 9.5-percent. The figures are not seasonally adjusted, so a spike from December... more »

• Colorado unemployment rate edges up to 7.4 percent

  March 10, 2010 11:25 AM

  Colorado's unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent. The state Department of Labor and Employment released seasonally adjusted figures for January on Wednesday. Donald Mares, director of the department, says Colorado's unemployment rate may be volatile throughout 2010 but he expects it to... more »

• Study says renewable energy creating jobs in Colorado

  March 3, 2010 8:51 AM

  The Senate Local Government and Energy Committee has approved a bill that would require large utility companies to generate nearly one-third of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020. An environmental group says Colorado has already created thousands of jobs with legislation requiring renewable energy, and the legislation approved... more »

• Workers file suit challenging pension legislation

  February 28, 2010 11:59 AM

  Colorado government workers have filed a class-action lawsuit challenging a bill signed this week that cuts their retirement benefits because of the tough economy. The workers say the legislation Gov. Bill Ritter signed is unconstitutional because it reduces benefits that were promised to them. Attorneys say the lawsuit covers about... more »

• Sales tax on internet purchases in Colorado

  February 5, 2010 8:18 AM

  A bill to make Colorado the fourth state to force online retailers like Amazon to charge state sales tax advanced in the legislature Thursday. The Senate Finance Committee backed the proposal--one of 13 tax bills proposed to balance the state budget. Colorado retailers back the bill, saying online retailers... more »

• Furlough Friday: DMV offices closed

  January 15, 2010 8:36 AM

  It's another furlough day for thousands of state government employees. The unpaid day off Friday affected about 15,500 employees in Colorado, including all DMV offices. It was one of eight furlough days Gov. Bill Ritter ordered them to take this fiscal year to help save money. There are three more... more »

• New push for Colorado jobs announced

  January 5, 2010 3:40 PM

  Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and state lawmakers announced three new pieces of legislation on Tuesday to help create jobs in Colorado's film, arts and other creative industries. Ritter says a recent economic analysis shows that creative industries support 186,000 jobs in Colorado, making it the fifth-largest employment sector and among... more »

• Survey suggests rural economy remains weak

  December 18, 2009 8:29 AM

  For a fourth straight month, signs from a survey of rural bankers that includes Colorado suggest that economic recovery is inching along in 11 Midwest and Plains states. The Rural Mainstreet Index rose to 40.9 in December, from 38.4 in November, 37.5 in October and 36.5 in September. The survey's... more »

• Slight decline in Colorado October unemployment

  November 20, 2009 1:03 PM

  Colorado unemployment continues to decline with the latest figures showing the seasonally adjusted rate for October at 6.9 percent. That's a slight decline from September, when the rate was at 7 percent. It was 7.3 percent in August. Colorado's unemployment rate last October was 5.3 percent. The figures released Friday... more »

• Sun to lay off 128 in Broomfield

  November 10, 2009 2:41 PM

  Sun Microsystems plans to lay off at least 128 employees in Broomfield as part of its planned global work force reduction of 3,000 jobs. The local layoffs are contained in a notice Sun filed with Colorado's labor department. They're expected to take place in January. The reductions come as Oracle... more »

• El Paso County breaks foreclosure record in 2009

  November 4, 2009 12:54 PM

  With nearly two full months to go in the year, El Paso County has recorded a record number of foreclosures. This is the third straight year the record has been broken. Before then, the previous record was the Savings and Loan crisis of 1988. Thomas S. Mowle, El Paso... more »

• Colorado has spent a fifth of its stimulus dollars

  October 27, 2009 7:12 PM

  Colorado has spent about a fifth of its money coming from the federal stimulus law. State officials announced Tuesday that the state has already spent about $345 million in stimulus money on wide-ranging projects from boosting food stamp payments to paying the salaries of public employees who might otherwise have... more »

• Run errands today--state offices closed tomorrow

  October 8, 2009 9:45 AM

  State parks will be open, but their visitor centers are among facilities that will be closed Friday for the second of four furlough days of many state government offices. Gov. Bill Ritter ordered the four furlough days earlier this year to save $13.6 million in the face of a budget... more »