Colorado Politics

Colorado will help furloughed federal workers claim unemployment benefits

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced Wednesday it's poised to help federal workers affected by the ...

Judge blocks layoffs during shutdown amid growing unemployment claims in Colorado

Colorado's Department of Labor and Employment is getting flooded with unemployment claims from furloughed and laid-off ...
Colorado Public Radio

Shutdown adds more stress on Colorado’s already strained federal workers

Unemployment numbers from government employees climb as deferred resignations end and others find themselves furloughed in as ...

Unemployment claims in Colorado increased last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Colorado rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...
Colorado Public Radio

Another surge of unemployment claims from laid-off federal workers likely on the horizon

Unemployment claims from Colorado’s federal workers have been relatively stable in recent months after a surge earlier this year when the Trump administration first began slashing government jobs.