Colorado loses over 8,000 jobs in one month — Is the market slowing down?

Colorado loses over 8,000 jobs in one month — Is the market slowing down?

Colorado’s job market is showing signs of strain. A sharp decline in nonfarm payroll jobs — driven in part by King Soopers workers’ strike — has left Colorado with a net-zero job growth rate from February 2024 to February 2025. Colorado’s unemployment rate now sits at 4.7% — a markedly higher percentage than the national average of 4.1% from February’s employment data. Colorado’s unemployment rate has been steadily rising over the past three yea…