All Entries in the "Economy" Category
Colorado Employment Situation – May 2026
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decrease by 400 in May; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 500 to 125,900 from April to May. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate was unchanged at […]
Colorado Employment Situation – February 2026 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decrease by 7,200 in February; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent
Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 1,000 to 127,300 from January to February. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.4 percent from January to […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity’s “Project One” advances with annexation and rezoning milestones
Project One Advances w/ Annexation &Rezoning Milestones Lamar, CO — Project One, the inaugural development under Prowers Economic Prosperity’s (PEP) Shovel Ready Program (SRP), has reached a major milestone as it advances through the annexation and rezoning process. This marks a significant step toward bringing new commercial development to Lamar and Prowers County. On April […]
Colorado Employment Situation – January 2026
6,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in January; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in January to 3.9 percent compared to the revised December rate of 3.8 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 1,200 over the same time […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity holds annual banquet March 26
Don Wilson, Prowers County Administrator, was the keynote speaker for the evening Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) held their annual banquet on March 26, 2026 at the Wiley Methodist Church. The delicious meal catered by Los Hermanos was sponsored by AES Energy. County Commissioner Roger Stagner gave the invocation, followed by a welcome by PEP President […]
Colorado State Representative Ty Winter proposes Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
For too long, families across House District 47 have been stretched thin by the rising cost of everyday necessities. When you live miles from the nearest big box store, every dollar matters. Since I was elected, I have worked to make sure rural communities are no longer an afterthought in policy discussions at the Capitol. […]
Colorado Employment Situation — December 2025 – Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 1,200 in December; Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.8 Percent
Colorado Employment Situation for December of 2025 Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 2,000 to 123,800 from November to December. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 3.8 percent. The national unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of […]
Colorado Employment Situation — November 2025
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 2,700 in November; Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.9 Percent Household Survey Estimates and the Federal Government Shutdown There are no household survey estimates for October 2025. Household survey data were not collected for October 2025 due to the lapse in appropriations and were not collected retroactively. The November reference period […]
Colorado Employment Situation — September 2025
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 500 in September; Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.1 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 4,800 to 134,300 from August to September. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 4.1 percent. The national […]
Lamar and La Junta mayors blindsided by Safeway’s abrupt announcement of closure of both stores
Mayor Kirk Crespin learned late in the morning on September 9, 2025 that the Lamar Safeway is being closed by Safeway’s corporate office. The news came as a complete surprise, confirmed with an official notice from the Director of Communications with Safeway’s Mount West Division. He said he was on the phone or exchanging emails […]
National Corn Growers Association concerned about low corn prices due to record crop and need for foreign markets
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is intensifying its call for action from Congress and the administration after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest World Agriculture and Supply and Demand Estimates report projected a record 16.7-billion-bushel corn crop this year, further threatening the livelihood of farmers already facing record-low corn prices. “Corn growers are already marketing their corn […]
Colorado Employment Situation – May 2025 – Unemployment rate unchanged
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 3,400 in May; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.8 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 100 to 158,700 from April to May. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged over the same time period at 4.8 percent. The national unemployment rate remained unchanged at […]
Colorado Employment Situation — April 2025
8,400 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in April; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.8% Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 2,100 to 158,700 from March to April. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged over the same time period at 4.8 percent. The national unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent […]
Colorado Employment Situation — March 2025 – Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 6,800 in March; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.8 Percent
Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 1,200 to 156,500 from February to March. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 4.8 percent. The national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent from February to March. […]
Colorado Employment situation for February 2025
Strike Activity During the Reference Week in February Important note: Strike activity at a major retail grocery company lasted for the duration of the February reference week, which was February 9th through February 15th. These workers are not counted in payroll job estimates in the establishment survey for February. Impacts at the industry and substate […]
