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The Republican governors of Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming cite labor shortages and point to their state's low unemployment rates in announcing an end to pandemic unemployment compensation. How else might states coax people back to work? Raise the minimum wage.
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Sandra Kunz had been worried for her safety while working as a cashier at a Walmart in Aurora, Colorado, during the pandemic, said her sister, Paula Spellman.
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As the economy reopens, restaurants remain far from pre-pandemic employment levels.
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The wind and solar industries made historic gains last year. Both reached new highs in energy production and capacity in 2020. However, COVID-19 hit the renewables workforce hard. Nearly 430,000 workers lost their jobs during the pandemic and didn’t get them back by the end of last year.
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Six Colorado grocery workers have been fighting a legal battle with King Soopers and Safeway over disability pay. An arbitrator sided with all but one of them last week, according to one of the workers and the United Food and Commercial Workers union, Local 7. Grocery workers younger than 65 just began qualifying to get the coronavirus vaccine on March 5 under Colorado's phase system.
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UNC Program Prepares Students With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities For Lasting IndependenceFive years ago, the University of Northern Colorado launched an inclusive education program that prepares students with intellectual and developmental disabilities for careers and independent living while giving them a full college experience. The first class of graduates will make the leap from college to career this spring. The architects of the program hope to continue growing it and reach more students with disabilities, even as financial hurdles loom ahead.
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A 2018 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau estimated 37% of Coloradans with cognitive disabilities were employed. But many have since lost their jobs due to COVID-19. To help this group find and keep jobs in the general workforce, the state is investing in inclusive higher education and workforce programs.
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Since the start of the pandemic, women have accounted for significantly more job losses than men — 5.4 million to 4.4 million, according to a CNN analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
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Últimamente, las conversaciones durante la cena familiar en la casa de Erika Cárdenas se centran en cómo todos se enfermaron con COVID-19.
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Latinos in Weld County have been hit harder than any other demographic — representing nearly 40% of the reported cases. KUNC’s Adam Rayes examines the complex and long-standing economic factors that have put these communities at greater risk and talks with some of the people affected.