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Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: July 2022

Aug 19, 2022

The state has still not recovered to its pre-pandemic employment rate according to these numbers, which include only those employed by registered establishments.

2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition #121: “State Income Tax Rate Reduction”

Aug 10, 2022

In this report, CSI outlines the details of Initiative #31 and projects the impacts it could have across the Colorado economy upon both the private sector and the state.

Inflation in Colorado: July 2022 Update

Aug 10, 2022

Prices in Colorado rose by 1.72% between May and July, up from 1.33% over the two months prior.

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: June 2022

Jul 22, 2022

Colorado’s robust economy has added 412,300 jobs since April 2020, eclipsing the 374,500 jobs the state lost in March and April 2020.

Growth in Colorado Enterprise Revenue

Jul 20, 2022

State enterprise revenue in Colorado grew to $27.1 billion in fiscal year 2021, accounting for 40% of all state spending.

The Rising Cost of Living: Inflation, Housing, Health Care, Affordability, and Crime

Jun 20, 2022

Inflation, housing affordability, health care costs, crime, & new regulations, fees and taxes the last several years could jeopardize Colorado’s economic vitality and individual opportunity.

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: May 2022

Jun 17, 2022

Colorado’s robust economy has added 405,400 jobs since April 2020, eclipsing the 374,500 jobs the state lost in March and April 2020. This represents a recovery rate of 109.6 percent which is 13.3 percentage points higher than the nationwide recovery rate of 96.3%.

Inflation in Colorado: May 2022 Update

Jun 10, 2022

Inflation in the Denver metropolitan area continues to run hot, particularly for housing. Overall price levels increased 3.4% between January and May and 8.3% over the last 12 months.

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: April 2022

May 20, 2022

Colorado’s robust economy has added 405,400 jobs since April 2020, eclipsing the 374,500 jobs the state lost in March and April 2020. This represents a recovery rate of 108.3 percent which is 13.3 percentage points higher than the nationwide recovery rate of 95%. Colorado added 14,600 jobs in April and March’s employment level was revised downwards by 500.

Bill Spotlight: SB22-234 Unemployment Compensation

May 2, 2022

Due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the state government’s policy responses, Colorado’s unemployment levels spiked in early 2020 and caused the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund to become deeply insolvent. Now, the Trust Fund is projected to remain insolvent until the 2024 fiscal year.