last month, Colorado has recovered well over the number of jobs lost during the pandemic. “Over the past 28 months, Colorado has added 429,900 nonfarm payroll jobs, compared to losses totaling 374,500 in March and April 2020,” CDLE said in a news release. “That translates to a job recovery rate of 114.8%, which exceeds the U.S. rate of 101.1%.”
Colorado’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.4% in August, according to new state data released on Friday, Sept. 16. The state’s unemployment rate marks a…