Unemployment

Over the last few months, Colorado as a whole has enjoyed some of the lowest unemployment in the US. For workers in Mesa County, the news isn't as cheery.

For much of Western Colorado, jobs are springing up and helping put some green in people's wallets.

Job seekers in Mesa County hoping employment opportunities in 2017 might be better than the previous year will have to wait. The latest job statistics show a small decrease in the percentage of workers with jobs.

The results are in and here's how Colorado fared getting people to work in the month leading up to Labor Day.

Summer months are typically thought of as good months for employment in Colorado. While it isn't the case this summer in the state as a whole, Western Colorado has seen an increase in people finding jobs.

After seeing stagnant or declining employment in Mesa County over the past several months, things are starting to look up.

As western Colorado heads into the summer tourist season, the employment situation in Mesa County hasn't changed, at least for the last couple of months.

Mesa County unemployment took a turn in the wrong direction from February to March with unemployment increasing while the state average decreased.

Colorado's job market is mixed with some growth, but not all of the state is experiencing it at the same rate.

The Labor Department's monthly jobs survey had some mixed results for July. The economy added 162,000 new jobs, a bit below expectations, and the unemployment rate ticked down slightly, from 7.6 percent to 7.4.