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Scammers may be targeting Health First Colorado and Child Health Plan Plus members through text messages and phone calls FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 28, 2023 Media Contact:Marc Williams Department of Health Care Policy & Financing 720-626-0801 (Cell)  Denver, CO -The Department of Health Care…
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Elimination of co-pays reduces financial burden on members and families while improving overall reimbursement to providers FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 20, 2023 Media Contact: Marc Williams Department of Health Care Policy & Financing 720-626-0801 (Cell)  Denver, CO - Today, Gov. Jared Polis…
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Text messages to be sent to Health First Colorado & CHP+ members reminding them to take action on health coverage renewals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 18, 2023 Media Contact: Marc Williams Department of Health Care Policy & Financing 720-626-0801 (Cell)  Denver, CO - Beginning Monday…
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Connecting more than 325,000 Health First Colorado and CHP+ members to resources and coverage as they may need to transition to other health coverage over the coming year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 24, 2023 Media Contact: Marc Williams Department of Health Care Policy & Financing 720-626…
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8,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in January;Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.4 PercentHousehold survey dataAccording to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in January to 3.4 percent compared to the revised December rate of…
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DENVER, Colo. — How do you know that the pound of potatoes you buy at the store or the gallon of gas you put in your car is the same every time? It’s thanks to the Weights and Measures standards established on a national and international level.On March 2, 1799, President John Adams signed into law…
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(Alamosa) – The Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium (CRWC) and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announce today that the Alamosa Workforce Center will be co-locating with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR).The new workforce center location will be at:305 Murphy Dr,…
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(DENVER) – Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced eight new appointments and three reappointments to the Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC). A Governor-appointed, public-private partnership, the CWDC advises, oversees and integrates the work of the…
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Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 300 in December;Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.4 PercentHousehold survey dataAccording to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point from November to December to 3.4 percent. The number of…
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(DENVER) – The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Office of Labor Market Information (LMI), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor and the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), reveals Colorado had 89 work…
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Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decline by 700 in November;Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.3 PercentReminder: There will be no press call to review the November report this month. Please send any questions to: cdle_pr@state.co.us.Household survey dataAccording to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally…
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Left to right: Aden Martinez (Latino Chamber of Commerce), Kelly Folks (Director of Employment & Training, Colorado Department of Labor), Commissioner Eppie Griego (Pueblo County), Kathy Reeves (Top-Notch Personnel), Suzie Miller (Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium), and Andrew Dalton (Pueblo…
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(DENVER) – The online portal where workers can start applying for paid family and medical leave under Colorado’s new voter-approved insurance program is now up and running.The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Division announced today that the…
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Second quarter 2023 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) resultsindicate Colorado total nonfarm payroll jobs estimates will be revised up for this period with the release of benchmarked estimates in March 2024. June 2023 estimates are expected to be revised up by about 40,900 nonfarm…
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1,500 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in October;Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.3 PercentHousehold survey dataAccording to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in October to 3.3 percent compared to the September rate of 3.2…
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1,500 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in September; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.2 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in September to 3.2 percent compared to the August rate of 3…
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(DENVER) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)’s celebration of Workforce Development Month is focusing the final week of the month on apprenticeships and work-based learning. Celebrated nationwide, Workforce Development Month brings attention to the critical role workforce…
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5,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in August; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.1 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point in August to 3.1 percent compared to the July rate of 2.9…
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First quarter 2023 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) results indicate Colorado total nonfarm payroll jobs estimates will be revised up for this period with the release of benchmarked estimates in March 2024. March 2023 estimates are expected to be revised up by about 27,000 nonfarm…
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800 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in July; Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly to 2.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 2.9 percent compared to the June rate of 2.8…