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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported April 15 that an estimated 8,927 regular initial unemployment claims were filed the week ending April 10, according to a news release issued by the department, adding were also 2,132 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance initial claims filed for the same week.
Since mid-March 2020, an estimated total of 909,661 regular initial unemployment claims have been filed and a grand total of 1,175,514 claims, when the PUA program is included. Â
The state s unemployment rate has steadily declined since December 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and was at 6.6 percent in February, the bureau s most recent numbers. Â
Demand for Gig Workers Is Soaring During the Pandemic
While contract or flexible employment is even more sought after during the COVID-19 pandemic, these workers often lack the benefits that come with more traditional jobs. Will that ever change?
Georgia Perry •
January 12, 2021
Gig work, which can be defined as any type of income-earning activity that exists outside of traditional employer–employee relationships, was on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In both 2019 and 2018, around 41 million Americans were classified as gig workers. Collectively, the revenue these individuals generate is equal to about 6 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP).
Dec 28, 2020 | STATESCOOP
A broadband advisory board created last month by Gov. Jared Polis could improve access to high-speed internet for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The Colorado Broadband Advisory Board is tasked with offering broadband policy recommendations to state lawmakers and streamlining broadband expansion projects that involve state agencies. Polis said the work is especially needed as more residents depend on the internet to remotely access their health care, work and education all needs that will persist, though in lesser degrees, after the health crisis has ended.
The new board, comprised of state officials from Colorado’s economic, regulatory and transportation departments, as well as Tony Neal-Graves, the executive director of the Colorado Broadband Office, will gauge Coloradans’ concerns about broadband access and direct agencies and private-sector partners on where to send resources so that they’re effecti