"Employers in Colorado added 2,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,223,400 jobs. Private sector payroll jobs increased by 5,000 and government decreased by 2,800. The Colorado unemployment rate increased from 8.9 to 9.1 percent and the national unemployment rate dropped from 9.4 to 9.0 percent over the same period. Over the year, the average workweek for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased from 33.6 to 34.5 hours and average hourly earnings increased from $23.71 to
$24.25."
"The largest over the month private sector job gains in January were in professional and business services, education and health services, and trade, transportation and utilities. The largest declines were in leisure and hospitality, construction and information."
--- Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
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