The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced there were 46,065 initial unemployment claims filed the week ending April 4th.
Over the past three weeks 127,393 initial claims have been filed. The initial claims numbers are those weekly claims that are reported to the U.S. Department of Labor every week for the week prior and do not reflect all applications filed for unemployment.
Top 5 industries with highest claims (for the week ending March 21st)
- Accommodation and Food Services: 12,411
- Healthcare and Social Service: 2,560
- Other Services: 1,672
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: 1,415
- Retail Trade: 1,014
