{"id":2452916,"date":"2025-06-27T13:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-unemployment-remains-higher-than-u-s-average-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:04:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:04:43","slug":"colorado-unemployment-remains-higher-than-u-s-average-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-unemployment-remains-higher-than-u-s-average-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado unemployment remains higher than U.S. average &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-unemployment-remains-higher-than-u-s-average-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2452916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In May, colorado&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unemployment rate remained steady<\/a> at 4.8%, which is higher than the national average of 4.2%.This marks the third consecutive month without change, following a period of increasing unemployment as 2022, with the number of unemployed residents rising nearly twofold during that time.Despite a slight decrease of 100 unemployed individuals from April too May, the current rate is the highest since September 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Colorado&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/job-growth-slows-in-september-misses-estimates\/\" title=\"... Slows in September, Misses Estimates\">labor force decreased<\/a> by 700 to 3.3 million, resulting in a participation rate of 67.7%, considerably higher than the national average of 62.4%. While government employment saw a net loss of 300 jobs, this was primarily due to a reduction in federal jobs, whereas the state and local government sectors added jobs.In contrast, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-marks-30-consecutive-months-of-job-growth\/\" title=\"Florida ... 30 ...s of ...\">private sector added 3<\/a>,700 jobs, signaling a mixed economic landscape with specific industries, like trade and professional services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-stamps-maine-january-snap-benefits-worth-up-to-1751-finish-in-three-days\/\" title=\"Maine&#039;s January SNAP benefits, worth up to ,751, deplete in just three days\">experiencing job losses<\/a>. the state&#8217;s job growth has been largely influenced by government employment, which has increased by 12,000 jobs over the past year, compared to 10,200 in the private sector.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado unemployment remains higher than U.S. average<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2159918\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/unemployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Unemployment<\/a> remained unchanged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colorado<\/a> in May, staying at 4.8%.<\/p>\n<p>The number of unemployed individuals decreased by just 100 to 158,700 from April to May, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-employment-situation-may-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a report<\/a>&nbsp;from the Colorado Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Labor<\/a> and Employment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3456283\/iran-congress-briefing-house-lawmakers-divided\/\">House lawmakers leave Iran briefing tight-lipped and divided on satisfaction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3456267\/georgia-blocks-social-media-age-verification-law\/\">Georgia blocks social media age verification law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3456028\/supreme-court-louisiana-gerrymandering-map-racial-redistricting-case\/\">Supreme Court to rehear arguments next term in Louisiana racial redistricting case<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This was the third consecutive month that unemployment in the state had stalled, pausing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antidepressants-overprescribed-linked-to-suicide-risk\/\" title=\"Antidepressants Overprescribed, Linked to Suicide Risk\">consistent upward trend<\/a> since 2022. Since then, the number of unemployed in Colorado has nearly doubled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This unemployment rate is also the highest it has been since September 2021, when it was 4.9%, and 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4.2%,&rdquo; said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsenseinstituteus.org\/colorado\/research\/jobs-and-our-economy\/colorado-jobs-and-labor-force-update--may-2025-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a report<\/a>&nbsp;from the Common Sense Institute of Colorado. &ldquo;Historically, Colorado&rsquo;s unemployment level has usually sat below the national average.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This makes it one of the states in the nation with the highest unemployment rate, only outdone by a few states like Nevada, Michigan and California. This is according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/web\/laus\/laumstrk.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Colorado&rsquo;s labor force decreased by 700 to 3.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>This means that the share of Coloradans participating in the labor force was 67.7%, or 5% higher than the national average of 62.4%.<\/p>\n<p>In an upset from past trends, the state&rsquo;s private sector grew by 3,700 jobs, while government employment fell by 300 jobs. Most of those were in the federal government though.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Although the government sector as a whole declined by 300 jobs in May, this net loss reflects a gain of 1,200 jobs in Colorado&rsquo;s state and local government, which was outweighed by a decrease of 1,500 federal government jobs,&rdquo; said the Common Sense report.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first decline in total government jobs since October 2024, despite concerns about personnel cuts since President Donald Trump took office.<\/p>\n<p>The state government just continues to get bigger, adding 8,900 jobs in the past year, compared to just 10,200 in the private sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the majority of the job growth in Colorado in the past year was spurred by government growth, with government employment growing by 12,000 jobs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3449852\/illegal-immigrant-colorado-escapes-arrest-left-wing-group-alerted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN COLORADO ESCAPES ARREST AFTER LEFT-WING GROUP ALERTED HIM TO ICE PRESENCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Industries like professional and business services have continued to trend down in the past year, while the trade, transportation, and utilities sector lost 1,200 jobs last month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since 2020, though, the state&rsquo;s logging and mining sector has been one of the hardest hit, decreasing by nearly a quarter at 23%. In some good news for that sector, it has remained unchanged at 21,900 for four consecutive months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2159918\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2159918\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado&#8217;s unemployment rate holds at 4.8%, above U.S. average<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2452917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24166448172157.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6024,37423,58044,4846,32076],"class_list":["post-2452916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colorado","tag-economic-trends","tag-u-s-average","tag-unemployment","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24166448172157.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2452916"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2452920,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452916\/revisions\/2452920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2452917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2452916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2452916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2452916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}