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DENVER – Nearly 300 federal workers in Colorado have filed for unemployment as the shutdown of the federal government continues for a 12th straight day.
The number jumped by 100 in the past two days, Colorado Department of Labor Public Relations Director Cher Haavind told Denver7 Wednesday.
Since the partial federal government shut down on Dec. 22, there have been a total of 1,803 Colorado unemployment claims filed.
The unemployment payouts are not funded by state or federal taxpayer money, Haavind said.
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