Denver Going Above and Beyond Pre-Recession Levels

According to recent data released by Zillow, home values in the Denver metro area have gone above and beyond their highest pre-recession levels. Not only have home values in Denver returned to their peak, but only three other metro areas surveyed by Zillow have done...

Optimistic Forecast for 2015

According to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business and economic outlook, Colorado is expected to gain 61,300 jobs in 2015, ranking it among the top 10 states in the country for job growth. The optimistic forecast for next year comes after...

Unemployment Falling Despite Lost Jobs

Colorado lost 700 jobs in August, however, state unemployment still fell two-tenths of a point, to 5.1 percent – its lowest level in six years. August was a paradoxical month in which two different government employment surveys (one of employers and the other of...

Unemployment Continues Trending Downward

Colorado unemployment has been trending downward since it peaked at 9.1 percent in October 2010. The last time the state’s jobless rate was as low as July’s 5.3 percent was in October 2008, when it also stood at 5.3 percent. Colorado gained 5,500 payroll...