Ytterberg: Colorado, where have all the jobs gone? - Jeffco Transcript

Ytterberg: Colorado, where have all the jobs gone? - Jeffco Transcript

By Don YtterbergIn February, Colorado Public Radio reported that “the unemployment rate, which has been climbing for more than a year, held steady at 4.7% in February, according to Colorado’s labor department.” To put this into perspective the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks Colorado 42nd out of the 50 states. Colorado is tied for the fourth highest unemployment rate in the country.Don YtterbergWhat is going on? Why does Colorado lag the r…