Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: September 2021

Colorado's total employment increased by 7,400 in August. Private-sector employment grew by 7,700 while government employment decreased by 300, the first decline in 13 months.

By 2030, for every one person estimated to be drawn out of poverty from new minimum wage policies in Colorado, between 4 and 12 people would lose a job.

This report summarizes the revisions to the CES employment levels for the U.S. and the four states where the Common Sense Institute operates.

Employers in Colorado added 4,800 jobs in July after adding only 1,500 in the prior month.