Minimum Wage in Colorado
Currently, Colorado’s minimum wage is $10.20, or $7.18 for tipped employees. This was increased on January 1 of this year …
workforce & labor
Workforce Supply and Demand Data
What are the most in-demand occupations in Colorado? The State’s Talent Found Dashboard uses current job posting data to measure …
Jobs in Advanced Manufacturing
The Colorado Community College System has developed Colorado Careers, an informational website for those seeking careers in the advanced manufacturing …
Online Career Help
Are you looking for a new job, or thinking of taking your career in a new direction? The Colorado Department …
Colorado’s Labor History
This coming Monday is Labor Day. Because so much of Colorado’s development was tied in with mining, transportation, and other …
Job Hunting for People with Disabilities
Many Colorado businesses offer opportunities for persons with disabilities to become employed, a situation which can greatly enhance the person’s …
Loan Repayment Program for Healthcare Professionals
The State of Colorado has found a clever way to encourage health care practitioners to move to rural and underserved …
Time Machine Tuesday: Worker’s Compensation
What were worker’s compensation laws like a century ago? You can find out in the 1915 publication Workmen’s Compensation Laws …
New College and Career Website
Last month Colorado debuted the new Launch My Career Colorado website. This site provides a searchable tool that prospective college …
Work-Related Injuries in Colorado
If you are looking for statistics on the number of injuries that occur in the workplace in Colorado, you can …
Help Writing a Resume
If you’re looking for a job, one of the most important things you can do is to create a successful …
Time Machine Tuesday: Women and Children’s Labor Laws
In 1970 the Colorado State Legislature appointed a committee to study labor laws for women and children. This continued the …
Hire for Colorado
The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is working to reduce the number of unemployed and underemployed persons in Colorado. …
Power Up Colorado: Jobs in the Energy Sector
The Colorado Department of Higher Education and College in Colorado have teamed up to create a website devoted to education, …
Colorado’s Growing Health Industry
The Colorado Department of Higher Education and its subsidiary, College in Colorado, have teamed up with three Colorado community colleges …
Help for Rural Colorado Job Seekers
Finding a job can be difficult enough, but if you are a job seeker living in a rural area, it …
Licensed Professions and Occupations
Our library receives many questions about how to search for an occupational license. If you are licensed in an occupation and …
Minimum Wage
Colorado’s current minimum wage is $8.00/hr. According to the Colorado Constitution, the minimum wage is adjusted annually for inflation. Check out …
Colorado Innovation Week
Governor Hickenlooper has proclaimed August 25-29, 2014 as “Colorado Innovation Week.” According to the Governor’s press release, “The four pillars …
Colorado Workforce Center
The Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment have teamed up to bring you the Colorado …