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Colorado Issues Unemployment Report

by KREX News Room
by Associated Press

Story Created: Oct 19, 2012 at 11:14 AM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 20, 2012 at 12:10 PM MDT

DENVER- Colorado's unemployment rate decreased to 8 percent in September, down two-tenths of a percentage point from August's unemployment rate of 8.2 percent.

The figures released Friday by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment show the largest over the month private sector job gains were in education, health services, trade, transportation and utilities.

Meanwhile, the largest over the month decline was in manufacturing.

The national unemployment rate in September was 7.8 percent.

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