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From oilfields to food banks, New Mexico feels jobless sting

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico already was among the most poverty-stricken states in the U.S. before oil prices crashed and the coronavirus outbreak derailed efforts to diversify the economy. Now,...

DATE: May 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Nearly 10% of Colorado’s workforce has filed for unemployment

In the past five weeks, nearly 300,000 people have filed unemployment claims

DATE: Apr 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

PPP provides relief for some small businesses, until the money ran dry

Durango Harley-Davidson owner rehires its 12 employees

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Order to shelter in place makes ‘ghost town’ of Telluride

Resort community hangs on after coronavirus rules shut down tourism

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Thousands of seasonal workers told to leave housing in Vail

Vail Resorts closes all of its resorts across the country

DATE: Mar 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Low-wage employees benefit from tight labor market

Benefits, higher wages result of Durango’s unemployment rate at 2.2%

DATE: Jan 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Business

Jefferson County files most of state’s unemployment claims

DENVER – Recent figures show federal workers in Jefferson County, near Denver, have made the most unemployment claims in Colorado since the government shutdown began more than three weeks ag...

DATE: Jan 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado unemployment drops despite weaker than expected hiring

DENVER (AP) – A forecast last December from the University of Colorado Boulder showed Colorado’s unemployment rate was expected to rise from 3.5 percent to 3.9 percent this year. ...

DATE: Aug 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Companies need workers – but people keep getting high

“Some weeks this year, 90 percent of applicants would test positive”

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Business

Active drilling rigs absent from San Juan Basin

New wells drive employment and offset depletion of active wells

DATE: Aug 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Western coal mines scaling operations back, shutting down

High-paying jobs are disappearing

DATE: Jul 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County job growth attributed to diversification

Rate drops to 3 percent in 2016

DATE: Mar 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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