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Colorado Job Market Shifts: 500 Added, 200 Lost

12/14/2025

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Colorado added 500 jobs in September, while private employers shed 200.
Professional and Business Services rose 1,600 year over year, and six other sectors fell.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor force declined by 3,400.
ConocoPhillips plans to cut 3,250 jobs, and Safeway will close 10 stores affecting over 600 employees.
United Parcel Service (UPS) laid off 48,000 workers and continues to hire for seasonal positions.

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Story summary

Colorado added 500 jobs in September, while private employers shed 200.
Professional and Business Services rose 1,600 year over year, and six other sectors fell.
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor force declined by 3,400.
ConocoPhillips plans to cut 3,250 jobs, and Safeway will close 10 stores affecting over 600 employees.
United Parcel Service (UPS) laid off 48,000 workers and continues to hire for seasonal positions.