Jobs & Our Economy | Common Sense Institute

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – April 2023 Update

May 19, 2023

In April, Colorado experienced its largest single-month job growth since April 2022 adding a total of 7,200 jobs.

May 10, 2023

This report examines the economic impact of Colorado’s sports, recreation, & tourism industries.

Apr 21, 2023

Colorado experienced the 2nd largest job decrease in the nation in the month of March.

Apr 18, 2023

An Examination of Colorado’s economic competitiveness.

Apr 13, 2023

An Examination of the Unintended Consequences of Minimum Wage & the Benefits Cliff on Colorado Workers

Apr 3, 2023

This new report examines the fiscal impacts of SB23-098, gig work transparency.

Mar 24, 2023

Labor force growth(10,700) outpaced jobs(6,200) in February causing slight increase in unemployment rate (2.9%).

Mar 13, 2023

Colorado’s private-sector employment saw no growth in January while government employment grew by 800.

Feb 16, 2023

In this report we analyze HB-1118, which proposes to establish new requirements for how the scheduling of shift employees must work across Colorado.

Feb 14, 2023

This report tracks the prices of goods and services in Colorado in 2022.