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CFI Brief: Colorado Job Creation Not Enough to Keep Up with Population Growth since Great Recession

  • September 8th, 2015
  • By: Colorado Fiscal Institute

Our newest brief from CFI Fiscal Analyst Alex Meyer shows why even though Colorado has a relatively strong rate of job creation, it’s not keeping pace with the state’s population growth. And there are disparate effects for women and minorities.

Read the brief here:

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