Colorado had the biggest proportional unemployment drop in the nation reports theDenver Post. The rate lowered from 6.2 percent to 4 percent in 2014.
Colorado added 62,300 jobs. That’s the nation’s best job gain.
Alexandra Hall is the labor department’s chief economist. She says the state’s high diversified economy will help the state weather low oil prices—at least for a while.
Hall went on to say the state is experiencing growth rates that haven’t been seen prior to the 2001 recession.