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Colorado Labor Market Update - April 2026

Colorado’s labor market added 11,800 nonfarm jobs in April. Government employment declining by 200 jobs and the private sector gained 12,000 jobs. The professional and business services sector, which grew b

May 22, 2026 Jimena SanchezCole AndersonErik Gamm
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Arizona Jobs and Labor Force April 2026 Update

Arizona added 8,100 non-farm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in March (+0.25%), the 16th best monthly employment performance among all states and Washington D.C.

May 22, 2026 Glenn Farley
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Iowa Jobs and Labor Force Update - April 2026

Iowa gained 3,400 nonfarm jobs in April, with government employment growing by 300 and private-sector employment growing by 3,100.

May 22, 2026 Andrzej Wieciorkowski
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Oregon Jobs and Labor Force Update - April 2026

Oregon's labor market showed tentative signs of stabilization in April 2026, with total nonfarm payroll employment gaining 500 jobs after months of consecutive losses, though gains remained narrow and conce

May 20, 2026 Serra KirschMark McMullen

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