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Unemployment Rate for Colorado Goes Down, Rate for Mesa County Goes Up

by KREX News Room
by Danielle Kreutter

Story Created: Jan 25, 2012 at 7:24 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jan 25, 2012 at 11:41 PM MDT

Grand Junction - Although Colorado's unemployment rate dropped slightly for December the same can't be said for Mesa County. The Colorado unemployment rate has a small drop from 8% to 7.9%. As for Mesa County's unemployment rate, it increased to 9%, but workforce officials say that it's typical for this time of year.

"A lot of that has to do with seasonal hiring. When you look at this time of year, there aren't as many construction projects going on, and we see a decrease in construction related job openings," said Suzie Miller of the Mesa County Workforce Center.

Officials say that may have also contributed to the first drop in labor force numbers that they've seen since June.

But there are indications of an upswing in the future. Officials say they have seen an increase in the demand for employees in the Grand Valley, so much so that they are holding their first career fair in three years next week on January 31, 2012, at the DoubleTree by Hilton from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The employers that have registered so far are:
Airgas Intermountain
Big O Tires
Choice Hotels
ClearTalk Wireless
Colorado Army National Guard
Comfort Keepers
Countryside Services
Crossmark
Cumulus Radio
DoubleTree by Hilton
Enterprise Holding
First Student
Frito Lay
Halliburton
Home Care of the Grand Valley
Hyland Enterprises, Ince.
IntelliTec College
Job Corp
KJCT-8
Marsh Trucking
Mesa County
Mesa County Criminal Justice
Mesa County WFC
Mesa Turfmaster
Nightingale's Home Care
Precision Drilling
Quicktemps, Inc.
Residence of Grand Mesa
Retina Staffing, Inc.
Rocky Mountain Health Plans
Sage Technical School
SOS Staffing
StarTek
Suds Brothers Brewery
Super Bird Creations
U.S. Army
United Companies
Vet Center
Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
Warrior Energy Services

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tater said on Wednesday, Jan 25 at 9:20 PM

Nobody believes the fraudulent figures. 17.9% and 18% is a more realistic.

Kenny Zufelt said on Saturday, Feb 11 at 5:24 PM

A family was let down by the system... I was assaulted by my employer. Hit on the head with a shop hammer, when i filed a workmans comp claim my unemployment was canceld. My children had to go stay with my mother in utah.. colorado residents.. were taken and adopted out. UTAH STOLE MY CHILDREN Zane 12 Shylie 9 Salinas 8 Roquelle & Jannelle 5 I was employed by Frontier Drilling who setteled this matter out of court. I am 50 years old and with my head injury. i miss my children and wish someone could help. zufeltkenneth@yahoo.com

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