Local Jobs Go Unfilled As the “Help Wanted” signs slowly fade in the afternoon sun in downtown merchant windows and the running list of job openings at any number of Lake County businesses and organizations continue to go unfilled week […]
Back-To-Work or Packing-It-In? It was a significant jump for Lake County when the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) released its January jobs report earlier this week. In December 2020, the local unemployment rate was 7.2% compared to January’s […]
Keeping on Track When Everything’s Off-The-Rails Earlier this week, the Colorado Employment Situation for November 2020 was distributed by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) reporting a slightly encouraging trend for local workers. A .4% percent drop in […]
Leadville Liquors: Celebrating 25 Years in Lake County “Take a chance on Leadville. We did, and it worked out!” that was the sentiment as the champagne corks popped down at Leadville Liquors earlier this month, to mark its Silver Anniversary […]
State Unemployment Benefits Extended On Thursday, Aug. 13 the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced the availability of up to 13 weeks of state extended unemployment benefits (SEB) for those Coloradans who exhaust both their allotted 26 weeks […]
Leadville Numbers Barely Budge in Busy Season “Nobody wants to go back to work.” It was a concise answer from an eatery entrepreneur about how business was doing on historic Harrison Avenue during what would normally be the thick of […]
State Releases May Jobs Report As people begin to return to work, the unemployment rate is dropping in Lake County but overall remains high across the region. The May report from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) puts […]
Lake County Unemployment Hits 16.7% Updated 5/28/2020/9 a.m. Today, May 28 the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced there were 15,603 initial regular unemployment claims filed the week ending May 23. This is compared to 17,825 the week […]
Lake County Economic Growth Numbers The Colorado Workforce Center in Leadville recently released its quarterly report outlining the most up-to-date workforce intelligence for Lake County. Are you wondering who the top employer is in Lake County? Curious about how many […]
New Recycle Bins Bring Options Just in time to repurpose all the paper and plastics from your kick-off-to-summer BBQs and family picnics, the recycle roll-out bins at the two Lake County remote sites have received a major upgrade. “We have […]
Lake County Economic Growth Numbers The Colorado Workforce Center in Leadville recently released its quarterly report outlining the most up-to-date workforce intelligence for Lake County. Labor Force trends indicate that businesses continue to compete for employees in a tight labor […]
Peer Group for Mental Illness in Leadville When it comes to mental illness, most of the lens is focused on the patient. But having a support system in place for those family and friends who live with and provide additional […]
