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Colorado Job Market Crumbles: 8,900 Jobs Lost in February

3/29/2025

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Colorado's job market is facing tough times, shedding 8,900 jobs in February, primarily due to the King Soopers strike. With an unemployment rate stuck at 4.7%, the state trails behind the national average of 4.1%. As job growth stalls, looming federal workforce cuts threaten to deepen the employment crisis.

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Colorado's job market is facing tough times, shedding 8,900 jobs in February, primarily due to the King Soopers strike. With an unemployment rate stuck at 4.7%, the state trails behind the national average of 4.1%. As job growth stalls, looming federal workforce cuts threaten to deepen the employment crisis.