Christopher S. Rugaber

Fewer than 8,200 Coloradans filed for unemployment last week, sliver of 884,000 who did so nationwide

September 10, 2020 at 4:26 p.m.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral...

FILE – In this Sept. 2, 2020, file photo, a help wanted sign hangs on the door of a Target store in Uniontown, Pa. The government issues the jobs report Friday, Sept. 4, for August at a time of continuing layoffs and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

U.S. unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows

September 4, 2020 at 7:18 a.m.

The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began.

A new $300 federal jobless benefit? Not likely for some.

September 3, 2020 at 11:41 a.m.

The administration rolled out the new $300-a-week benefit, using money from a $44 billion disaster relief fund, after Congress and the White House failed to agree to extend the $600...

U.S. jobless claims jump back above 1 million, Colorado see most filings since June, in face of coronavirus

August 20, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

The number of laid-off workers seeking U.S. unemployment benefits rose to 1.1 million last week after two weeks of declines, evidence that many employers are still slashing jobs as the...

FILE – In this June 25, 2020 file photo, a price sign is displayed at a retail store as a store employee wears a mask while working in Niles, Ill. Small businesses are in limbo again as the coronavirus outbreak rages and the government’s $659 billion relief program draws to a close. Companies still struggling with sharply reduced revenue are wondering if Congress will give them a second chance at the Paycheck Protection Program, which ends Friday, Aug. 7, after giving out 5.1 million loans worth $523 billion. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

U.S. retail sales regain pre-virus pace but slowdown is likely

August 14, 2020 at 7:15 a.m.

Americans increased their retail purchases by 1.2% in July, with solid gains in appliances and clothing, restoring sales to their level before the viral pandemic erupted in March.

U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high; another 15,000 file in Colorado

August 13, 2020 at 5:22 p.m.

The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the pandemic intensified five months ago yet still remains at...

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U.S. hiring slows in July as signs of lasting damage emerge

August 7, 2020 at 2:17 p.m.

U.S. hiring slowed in July as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, and the government's jobs report offered signs Friday that the economic damage from the pandemic could last far longer than...

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1.4 million seek unemployment aid 鈥� the first weekly increase since March

July 30, 2020 at 9:12 a.m.

The number of laid-off Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week for the first time since the pandemic struck in March, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is...

Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stuck at 1.3M

July 16, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates many companies are still cutting jobs as the viral...

AP FACT CHECK: Trump team鈥檚 false comfort on schools, coronavirus

July 13, 2020 at 9:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump's aides are misrepresenting the record on kids and the coronavirus as they push for schools to reopen.

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