Colorado Loses 700 Jobs But Unemployment Rate Dips
DENVER (AP) - State officials say Colorado lost 700 jobs in August but the unemployment rate dropped as the labor force shrank.
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment said Friday all the losses came in private sector payroll jobs.
The unemployment rate fell from 5.3 percent in July to 5.1 percent in August. The labor force declined by 3,700.
Colorado had 33 consecutive months of job gains until August.
The 5.1 percent unemployment rate is the lowest since September 2008.
(© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
