Archive for March 26th, 2021
Colorado Employment Situation – February 2021
5,200 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in February; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.6% Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged in February at 6.6 percent. The national unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point from January to 6.2 percent. Other highlights from the household […]
Julian Ybarra…June 19, 1942 – January 3, 2021
A combined graveside memorial service for former Lamar, Colorado residents, Julian Ybarra and Mary Ybarra will be held at 10:30 AM Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Riverside Cemetery in Lamar with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Mary was born on May 27, 1947 at Thorndale, Texas to […]
Livestock Slaughter, February 2021 U.S. Highlights
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.39 billion pounds in February, down 1 percent from the 4.45 billion pounds produced in February 2020. Beef production, at 2.11 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.52 million head, down 2 percent from February 2020. The average […]