Current Statistics and Articles
Current Labor
Statistics, Nov. 2008
| Unemployment Rate |
|
| Colorado |
5.8% |
| U.S. |
6.7% |
| Colorado Job Growth |
|
| (Oct. '08 - Nov. '08) |
-6,700 |
| (Nov. '07 - Nov. '08) |
5,100 |
Colorado’s labor market
displayed continued signs of softening in November. The State’s seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate edged upward one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 percent,
according to Donald J. Mares, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of
Labor and Employment. “Although the
unemployment rate was little changed over the month, wage and salary employment
declined for the third consecutive month, something not seen in Colorado since early
2003,” noted Mares...
See full report
 Colorado's minimum wage will increase to $7.28 per
hour on January 1, 2009. See details here...
The growth of U.S.
personal income slowed in the third quarter of 2008. Read report
at the Bureau of Economic Analysis...
Industry Brochures on the Bioscience and Energy
Industries for Job Seekers and Researchers. See the Products
page.
LMI Glossary
The Colorado Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data series
is useful for studying job creation and job loss. Read article
(pdf) here...
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