ISSUE BRIEF: Extended unemployment benefits helped jobless and Colorado economy during recession
July 23, 2010
Extensions to unemployment benefits have brought just more than $1.5 billion in aid to unemployed Coloradans. In addition, the extensions created $1.6 billion in economic activity in the state and some 12,000 jobs as recipients spent their benefits on food, rent and other day-to-day expenses.
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Colorado Recession Watch
July 20, 2010
Colorado had no change in the unemployment rate and no meaningful change in total employment. This prolonged malaise is hurting Coloradans, who are increasingly running out of unemployment benefits, and looking to public services for help paying for food and medical expenses.
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Colorado Recession Watch
March 26, 2010
In February the Colorado economy saw another bump in unemployment and a nominal increase in overall employment. The job gap continued to grow, construction employment remained constant, and the recession dragged on. While there is reason to hope the recession will soon be over, for the average Coloradan the pain continues unabated. Demand for food stamps and state-provided healthcare continues to grow.
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State of Working Colorado 2009
February 12, 2010
Economic conditions for Coloradans declined during the past decade as wages were stagnant, poverty increased and more state residents turned to the government for help with health care and food.
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RELEASE: New Health Insurance Data Reinforces Need for Reform
September 10, 2009
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Issue Brief: SB 247 and Unemployment Insurance Modernization
March 19, 2009
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New Census Data: Colorado Hits a False Flat on Poverty
August 26, 2008
The U.S. Census Bureau released new data today on poverty, income, and health insurance. Nearly 570,000 Coloradans, or 12 percent, struggle with poverty—the same rate from the previous year. The trend of increasing child poverty continued with Colorado\'s child poverty rate rising slightly to 15.9 percent. Statewide data also showed that median household income increased from the previous year, and that 16.8 percent of Coloradans are uninsured, which is higher than the national rate. Nationally, income inequality is a growing problem facing low- and middle-income earners.
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NEW REPORT: State of Working Colorado 2007
March 04, 2008
By 2006, Colorado had recovered the jobs lost during the 2001 recession and unemployment across the state was down. However, while Colorado median household income continued to hover above the national average, it has stagnated in recent years and has not recovered to its 2001 or pre-recession levels. Overall poverty rates have remained largely unchanged, but there has been a disturbing trend of increasing child poverty. Additionally, growing income inequality and soaring numbers of families without health insurance have offset positive developments in the recovery and indicate potential trouble ahead for the State of Working Colorado.
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State of Working Colorado 2007: Executive Summary
March 03, 2008
Wages and family income are stagnate or declining. Poverty rates have not declined, child poverty has actually increased, and the number of uninsured continues to grow. Every day costs like housing, food, transportation, and child care also continue to increase sharply. And working families in Colorado find it more and more difficult to make ends meet.
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What\'s Not In Your Wallet: The Colorado EITC (House Districts)
May 23, 2007
A breakdown of how much local communities lose out each year the state EITC is suspended. Breakdown by Colorado State House district.
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What\'s Not in Your Wallet: The Colorado EITC By Senate District
May 23, 2007
A breakdown of how much each Colorado Senate district loses in economic activity each year the state EITC is suspended.
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THE GREAT DRAIN GAME: The EITC, Refund Anticipation Loans and How Coloradans Get Hurt at Tax Time
May 23, 2007
For thousands of Coloradans tax time brings a much needed boost in the form of an Earned Income Tax Credit. However, because of refund anticipation loans (RALs)Colorado taxpayers and communities are losing millions of dollars every year in EITC benefits.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit: Helping Striving Families Become Thriving Families
May 21, 2007
An overview of the importance of the earned income tax credit for working families and the need for a state EITC. Fact sheet includes the economic impact of the state EITC for all 64 Colorado counties.
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Executive Summary: Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Colorado
May 10, 2007
The groundbreaking report is Colorado\'s first demographic study of the number of families that live below the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado. Comparing Census data to the Self Sufficiency Standard for Colorado, this report takes a detailed look at how many families work hard, but don\'t earn enough to meet their basic needs, where these families live, what they look like, their occupations, levels of education and work efforts.
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Spanish Executive Summary; Overlooked and Undercounted
May 10, 2007
The groundbreaking report is Colorado\'s first demographic study of the number of families that live below the Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado. Comparing Census data to the Self Sufficiency Standard for Colorado, this report takes a detailed look at how many families work hard, but don\'t earn enough to meet their basic needs, where these families live, what they look like, their occupations, levels of education and work efforts.
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Denver Post: Working Poor Seek Tax Credit from State
April 13, 2007
Denver Post article about the need for a state earned income tax credit.
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Tax Credits for Working Families
April 04, 2005
A concise grid that outlines the federal and state tax credits that help working families. Includes information about the earned income tax credit and child care credits.
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The State of Working Colorado 2003 (Labor Day 04)
September 01, 2004
After almost three years of recovery from the recession, many Coloradans continue to struggle economically. The State of Working Colorado 2003 report offers a detailed look at the effect the loss of jobs is having on working Coloradans. The Institute published The State of Working Colorado 2002: Troubling Trends in January 2003. In this update of the first report, Colorado\'s economic conditions after the effects of the recent recession are examined, and compared to the recovery from the 1990 recession.
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State of Working Immigrants in Colorado
March 15, 2004
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The State of Working Colorado 2002
September 01, 2003
This report provides a comprehensive study of the status of working Coloradans. It draws from a wide variety of data sources to examine income and income inequality, wages, jobs, hardship and poverty in Colorado.
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TABOR and the Unemployment Insurance System: Why Colorado Should Exempt the UI Trust Fund from TABOR\'s Definition of Fiscal Year Spending
May 15, 2003
Explains the problems created by the interaction of the unemployment insurance trust fund and TABOR\'s definition of fiscal year spending.
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Colorado Unemployment Insurance At A Glance
March 26, 2003
A brief explanation of Colorado\'s primary safety net for workers. A discussion of those workers who are covered under the program, the recipiency rates and other facts about the program.
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Unemployment Insurance Quiz
March 15, 2003
Most people think the unemployment insurance safety net will catch them in times of trouble, only to find out after losing a job that they\'re ineligible for benefits. This quiz will let you know if you\'re covered.
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Unemployment Insurance Quiz - Answers
March 15, 2003
The answers to the quiz. Facts about who\'s covered and who\'s not in Colorado. The answers might surprise you.
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Poverty Despite Work In Colorado
November 01, 2001
Explores the extent and nature of working poverty in Colorado, including the demographic characteristics of working poor families, types of jobs held and income earned. The report closes with policies to help working families become self-sufficient.
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