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Close In-N-Out Burger began hiring employees last fall for its first Colorado Springs restaurant, southeast of InterQuest and Voyager parkways in the north side Victory Ridge development. The Colorado Springs area has recovered nearly 90% of the jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and is on track to recover the rest by August, if job growth continues at the current rate. RICH LADEN, THE GAZETTE
The Colorado Springs area has recovered nearly 90% of the jobs it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and is on track to recover the rest by next month, if employment
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Charlotte Weismantel joined a small group of protesters outside the Colorado Division of Labor and Employment on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, demanding that the state and Gov. Polis do more to help Coloradans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic. The total weekly payouts from Colorado’s unemployment programs have dropped by nearly 40 percent since the state introduced new security requirements in April. State officials say a new cybersecurity system is likely the biggest cause of the sharp change in unemployment benefits. But it's unclear how much of the drop is th...
Customers are returning to Colorado restaurants, bars, retail shops and other businesses, but they may not have anyone to take their order and serve them, help them find merchandise or take their payment. That's because many businesses in the state's service sector are struggling to hire enough workers to handle the increased number of customers and sales now that many COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Business owners report they can't get anyone to respond to their job postings and help-wanted ads, let alone show up for an interview, accept a job and start working. The Colorad...
Customers are returning to Colorado restaurants, bars, retail shops and other businesses, but they may not have anyone to take their order and serve them, help them find merchandise or