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Colorado unemployment: Nearly 14,000 filed for aid last week
More than 1.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a historically high pace that shows that many employers are still laying people off in the face of a...
U.S. adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%; Colorado unemployment claims decrease
U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained...
Colorado unemployment filing slows as state sets new single-year record for benefits paid
The number of laid-off workers who applied for unemployment benefits declined slightly to 1.48 million last week, the 12th straight drop and a sign that layoffs are slowing but are...
Colorado unemployment claims tick up for second week
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a historically high number, even as the economy increasingly reopens and employers bring some people back to work.
Can job market sustain its gains? Uncertainties cloud future.
Layoffs are slowing, unemployment is declining and hiring is gradually rising, suggesting that a steady rebound may be afoot in the U.S. job market.
1.5 million more laid-off workers seek unemployment benefits across U.S.
About 1.5 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that many Americans are still losing their jobs even as the economy appears to be slowly recovering...
Recession hit U.S. in February, ending record-long expansion
The U.S. economy entered a recession in February, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record.
U.S. unemployment drops unexpectedly to 13.3% amid outbreak
U.S. unemployment dropped unexpectedly in May to 13.3% as reopened businesses began recalling millions of workers faster than economists had predicted, triggering a rally Friday on Wall Street and giving...
Unemployment dips to 13.3%, U.S. adds 2.5 million jobs in May as impact from coronavirus eases
WASHINGTON 鈥� The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% 鈥� still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression 鈥� as states loosened their...
1.9 million seek U.S. jobless aid even as pandemic reopenings slow layoffs
Nearly 1.9 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March, a sign that the gradual reopening of businesses has slowed...