DENVER (AP) -- Colorado officials say fewer than 1,000 jobs have been created through the stimulus funding that the federal government estimates will ultimately create or save 59,000 state jobs by the end of 2010.
State officials say it's difficult to pinpoint the exact number of jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and that it's also hard to determine how many jobs have been saved.
The Denver Post reported Sunday most of the jobs created in Colorado through the stimulus so far are 2,946 temporary summer jobs for youths that are the equivalent of less than 500 full-time jobs.
Gov. Bill Ritter's economic recovery team says about $1 billion in stimulus money has been spent in Colorado so far and another $3.5 billion is still expected.
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