Fiscal Policy

Jobs and economic security

In today’s changing economy, with wage inequality rising and the nature of the workforce and its needs evolving, it is crucial that workers, businesses and policymakers have the information they need to navigate new terrain and set a course toward economic security for all. Check here for analyses from the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute of the state economy and policies that affect workers and the workplace.

A good place to start learning about the issues surrounding jobs and economic security is reviewing some of our publications on the subject.

Recent Publications

February 02, 2012
Changes to 2011-12 state budget relatively minor, yet Coloradans with low incomes still get pinched

The package of amendments to the 2011-12 state budget that the Colorado General Assembly will consider in the coming days includes...

January 25, 2012
Colorado Recovery Watch

National and state unemployment rates decreased minimally in December. Colorado was one of 46 states that saw an unemployment rate...

December 22, 2011
Minor improvement to state revenue expected as Colorado braces for more service cuts in 2012

State economists provided a bit of Christmas cheer Tuesday as they told legislative budget writers that slow but steady improvemen...

December 21, 2011
Colorado Recovery Watch

National and state unemployment rates decreased minimally in November. Colorado was one of 45 states that saw an unemployment rate...

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