The number of unemployed Coloradans rose by 1,000 to 127,300, while the labor force shrank by 10,300 to 3,238,500.
Colorado's labor force participation rate dropped to 66.6 percent, its lowest since September 2020, and the employment-population ratio declined to 64.0 percent.
Nationally, the unemployment rate increased to 4.4 percent and labor force participation fell to 62.0 percent, reflecting broader labor market softening.
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