(The Center Square) – All of Colorado’s metropolitan areas saw increases of their unemployment charges since June 2022, in line with new data launched Wednesday by means of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nearly the entire state’s metro areas additionally saw nonfarm payroll jobs added.
The BLS data covers 389 metropolitan areas around the U.S., together with Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins, Grand Junction, Greeley and Pueblo.
“Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier in 222 of the 389 metropolitan areas, higher in 119 areas, and unchanged in 48 areas,” the bureau said in a news liberate.
All of Colorado’s metro areas saw increases of their unemployment charges from final June to June 2023, in line with the data. The statewide fee went from 3% to a few.3% throughout the period of time.
Colorado metro space unemployment fee adjustments (from June 2022 to June 2023):
- Boulder: 2.1% to a few.1%
- Colorado Springs: 3.3% to a few.5%
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood: 2.9% to a few.3%
- Fort Collins: 2.8% to a few.0%
- Grand Junction: 3.4% 3.7%
- Greeley: 3.2% to a few.5%
- Pueblo: 4.2% to 4.4%
“Nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 105 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 283 areas,” BLS mentioned.
Pueblo used to be the one metro space within the state to haven’t any alternate in nonfarm payroll employment since June 2022, in line with the data, which isn’t adjusted seasonally. The state had a 1.6% build up in nonfarm jobs.
Colorado metro space nonfarm payroll employment adjustments (from June 2022 to June 2023):
- Boulder: 0.7%
- Colorado Springs: 2.5%
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood: 0.5%
- Fort Collins: 2.2%
- Grand Junction: 0.5%
- Greeley: 1.5%
- Pueblo: 0.0%
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