Economic Numbers

Colorado's Unemployment Rate Dips Below 7 Percent

Emily Boyer — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:42:26 +0000

Colorado’s unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in April. That’s two tenths of one percentage point lower than March’s rate of 7.1 percent.

Conflicting Signals From Latest Economic Indicators

Mark Memmott — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:57:00 +0000

Thursday morning's economic news:

-- There were 360,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, up 32,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says. At 360,000, the pace was the fastest since the last week of March.

165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent

Mark Memmott — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

(Most recent update: 10 a.m. ET.)

The nation's jobless rate edged down to 7.5 percent in April from 7.6 percent in March and employers added 165,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.

The news was better than economists were expecting.

Plodding Along Or Picking Up Speed? News On Job Growth Due

Mark Memmott — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:02:00 +0000

Update at 8:35 a.m. ET. Better Than Expected:

165,000 Jobs Added In April, Jobless Rate Fell To 7.5 Percent

Our original post:

The always eagerly anticipated numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on job growth and the nation's unemployment rate are due out at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Jobless Claims Drop Again, Stay Near 5-Year Low

Mark Memmott — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:45:00 +0000

There were 324,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 18,000 from the previous week's 342,000, the Employment and Training Administration reports.

Claims continue to run around the lowest pace since early 2008 — they haven't been lower since a week in mid-January 2008 when they came in at 321,000.

Bloomberg News writes that the drop indicates "comp