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Dow average is headed for its ninth straight loss

by Associated Press Published: August 3,2011

Tags: Dow Jones, economy, loss, unemployment

Stocks slumped again Wednesday as worries about the U.S. economy deepen. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 101 points in afternoon trading, putting in on track for its ninth straight day of losses, the longest losing streak since February 1978. The S&P 500 index was headed for its eighth straight loss. Investors are becoming increasingly focused [...] [...]

Mountain States economy continues slow growth

by Amy Gillentine Published: August 1,2011

Tags: Colorado, economy, Goss Insitute of Economic Research, grwoth, index, Mountain States, unemployment

The overall economic index for the mountain states region shows slow, positive growth in the months ahead. Colorado’s leading economic indicator dipped slightly – but is still growing. New orders, sales and production, inventories and employment all showed gains. “Driven by solid employment gains and unemployed exiting the work force, Colorado’s unemployment rate has declined by .7 [...] [...]

Springs unemployment falls to 9.7%

by Rob Larimer Published: April 19,2011

Tags: unemployment

Colorado Springs unemployment rate in March fell to 9.7 percent, the drop in more than a decade. Even though the news is encouraging, it still means more than 30,000 residents were out of work during the month. The March rate is down from a revised 10.2 percent in February Area payrolls in March grew 0.2 percent from the same [...] [...]

Unemployment benefits jump to 410,000

by Associated Press Published: February 17,2011

Tags: unemployment

More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, one week after claims had fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years. The big drop a week earlier had occurred largely because bad weather in many parts of the country had kept people from applying for benefits. The Labor Department said Thursday that 410,000 people sought unemployment [...] [...]

Are companies excluding applications from the jobless?

by Associated Press Published: February 16,2011

Tags: unemployment

Are companies saying no to jobless applicants when there are job openings? After news accounts about the practice and requests from concerned lawmakers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has jumped in, trying to figure out whether it’s widespread and could violate federal job discrimination laws. Commissioners at an EEOC hearing Wednesday said they are investigating whether excluding [...] [...]

Fewest requests for unemployment aid since 2008

by Associated Press Published: February 10,2011

Tags: unemployment

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in nearly three years, continuing a downward trend that suggests hiring could pick up this year. Applications sank by a seasonally adjusted 36,000 to 383,000, the lowest point since early July 2008, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Some analysts cautioned that severe [...] [...]

Unemployment falls to 9%, nearly 2-year low

by Associated Press Published: February 4,2011

Tags: unemployment

The unemployment rate is sinking at the fastest pace in half a century because a surprisingly large number of people say they’re finding work. The decline conflicts with a survey of businesses that showed weak job growth last month. But that survey doesn’t count the self-employed and likely undercounts the nation’s smallest businesses. Also, harsh weather [...] [...]

Fewer people applied for jobless aid last week

by Associated Press Published: February 3,2011

Tags: unemployment

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week, reversing a spike from the previous week largely caused by harsh winter weather. Applications for benefits dropped by 42,000 to a seasonally adjusted 415,000 in the week ending Jan. 29, the Labor Department said Thursday. They had surged in the previous week after snow storms in [...] [...]

How states fared on jobless benefits, at a glance

by Associated Press Published: December 23,2010

Tags: unemployment

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the second drop in three weeks. The decline was small – applications dropped by 3,000 to 420,000 – but the downward trend is a sign that the job market is slowly healing. Here are the states with the largest changes in unemployment applications, and some of the reasons, [...] [...]

Springs tied for worst job market in the nation

by Rob Larimer Published: December 21,2010

Tags: unemployment

Forbes has listed Colorado Springs as one of the worst job markets in the country for this winter. The ranking is based on the quarterly Manpower employment outlook survey. The report said Colorado Springs has  a 3-percent employment decline for the first quarter of 2011, based on surveys that said 11 percent of employers plan to hire [...] [...]

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