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Friday, April 19, 2013  The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says the state's unemployment rate dropped to 7.1 percent in March from February's rate of 7.2 percent.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says the state's unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent in January from December's 7.6 percent.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is revising the way it calculates payroll job figures.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment says private sector jobs dropped by 2,500 from November to December, while the number of government employees increased by 100 during the month-long period.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Colorado's colleges would have to work with labor experts to find out where jobs are under a bill that received bipartisan backing in a state House committee Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  New numbers from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment shows the states unemployment rate rose to 8.2% in August.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  State officials says no mechanical problems were found with the train that derailed at a children's amusement park in the foothills west of Denver.

Monday, June 28, 2010  An organization in Colorado Springs is receiving a share of $4 million in grants to help formerly incarcerated veterans find jobs.

Sunday, April 18, 2010  Colorado had borrowed $209.5 million from the federal government through last week to provide benefits.

Friday, April 16, 2010  Adjusting for seasonal differences, there were 2.44 million working Coloradans last month, compared with 2.52 million a year before.

Friday, March 26, 2010  Colorado Department of Labor and Employment head Donald Mares says he expects moderate fluctuations in the labor market through the first part of the year as the state moves past the Great Recession.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010  The state Department of Labor and Employment released seasonally adjusted figures for January on Wednesday. Donald Mares, director of the department, says Colorado's unemployment rate may be volatile throughout 2010 but he expects it to improve.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  The U.S. Department of Labor says workers at Trane Inc. in Pueblo can apply for aid meant for people who lose their jobs to foreign competition.

Thursday, January 28, 2010  Colorado labor officials are scrambling to reassure nearly 2,000 people who received tax forms printed with the wrong name.

Friday, November 20, 2009  The figures released Friday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show that about 184,300 residents are looking for work. At the same time, state officials say that some of the Colorado's biggest industries also added jobs in October.