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Friday, May 17, 2013  Colorado's unemployment rate in April continued to fall, dropping to 6.9 percent from March's 7.1 percent.

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.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Despite signs of economic recovery, hiring remains too weak to rapidly reduce the number of those unemployed.

Friday, April 06, 2012  US hiring slows in March as employers add just 120,000 jobs, unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

Friday, March 25, 2011  State officials say Colorado's unemployment rate rose to 9.3 percent in February, even though the state added 3,000 non-farm jobs.

Thursday, March 10, 2011  The Colorado unemployment rate hit 9.1 percent in January, topping the U.S. rate of 9 percent.

Sunday, February 06, 2011  Local economists said the most recent numbers are from December, during which time 28,675 Springs residents were out of work.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  After Obama's big speech, Republicans return to work to cut government spending

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  Analysis: On a political salvage mission, Obama pursues votes in states with high unemployment

Friday, September 03, 2010  Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

Friday, August 06, 2010  President Barack Obama is hailing the seventh straight month of private job creation as a good sign for the economy. But he says the progress "needs to come faster."

Friday, August 06, 2010  Private employers hired workers at a weak pace for the third straight month, making it likely that economic growth will slow further in the coming months. The jobless rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent.