5,892 people filed for traditional unemployment benefits between Sept. 27 and Oct. 3; That is an increase of 1000+ more claims than there were the week prior.
With over 22 million jobs wiped out so far during the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub released its report on the Cities with the Biggest Growth in Unemployment Due to COVID-19.
Nearly a quarter of a million Coloradans have filed unemployment claims in the past four weeks, and one sector of the workforce has been especially hard hit.