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Less than 5,000 unemployment claims in Colorado for 2nd week

Colorado unemployment claims below 5,000 for 2nd straight week It s the first time initial claims have been under 5,000 for consecutive weeks since the coronavirus pandemic began, CDLE said. Author: Wilson Beese (9NEWS) Updated: 9:00 AM MDT May 13, 2021 DENVER The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) estimated 4,395 initial regular unemployment insurance (UI) claims were filed to week ending May 8, and $19.7 million in benefits were paid out. There were also 616 initial Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims filed the same week. >Video above: Colorado labor department continues to see fraudulent claims. CDLE said this is the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March of 2020 that there have been consecutive weeks with less than 5,000 claims reported.

Colorado jobless claims edge down; fraud prevention efforts lauded

While the number of new state jobless claims seems to have leveled off, the numbers are still trending downward, according to a report Thursday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Unemployed Coloradans filed 4,395 new regular claims for the week ending May 8, down 77 from the previous week, the department said. First-time claims have declined for 11 consecutive weeks and are at the lowest level since March 14, 2020, as the pandemic was taking hold. Contract or self-employed workers filed 616 new claims last week under the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. That’s just two less than the previous week. The total number of new claims for payroll and PUA-eligible workers fell less than 2% from the prior week’s total of 5,090 claims.

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