Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: July 2021
The CSI has released its latest report about Colorado jobs and labor force. Key Findings: Colorado added 14,800 total nonfarm jobs in July. At this pace, the state would reach pre-pandemic employment levels by Jan. ’22. To recover to pre-pandemic employment levels by January 2023—after adjusting for population growth—Colorado needs add 9,202 jobs each month […]
Colorado Jumpstart Incentive
Unemployed Coloradans Who Return to Work are Eligible for an Incentive On Wednesday, Governor Jared Polis signed an Executive Order creating a new monetary incentive program to support unemployed Coloradans as they return to work full time. Under the Colorado Jumpstart incentive program, unemployed individuals are eligible to receive an incentive of up to $1,600 to support the […]
CSU System economic study shows impact on talent retention, jobs, revenue
The three Colorado State University System campuses – and the out-of-state students they attract – fuel nearly 23,000 Colorado jobs and more than $237.74 million in state income and sales tax revenue annually. In its first-ever Systemwide economic impact study, a team of economists quantified the CSU System’s unique contributions to the Colorado economy in […]
FORBES: The 5 Most Important Job Skills For The Future
Bernard Marr Contributor Enterprise Tech Our workplaces are changing, and the changes are dramatic. Professionals need to pay attention to and prepare for the workplaces of the future. An important aspect of this preparation is to develop the job skills that will help you succeed and thrive in the new reality of the next decade. […]
Harvard Business Review: The Case for Hiring Older Workers
By: Josh Bersin and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic There’s a lot of talk about gender bias, racial bias, and culture bias at work, and each are important for many reasons. But perhaps one of the biggest and most problematic types of bias we face is the bias of age: we often evaluate people based on their age, […]
Harvard Business Review: Helping Stay-at-Home Parents Reenter the Workforce
As part of the Northern Colorado Prospers Goal #2: Align, Attract and Retain Talent, the Chamber and it’s Talent 2.0 partners have made it a goal to “Collectively address structural issues that serve as barriers to a secure talent pipeline.” As employers strategize the best ways to recruit, create employee incentives and provide opportunities, experts […]
CNBC: The 20 hottest job skills in 2019 that will get you hired
A majority of the 20 hottest skills in the US job market are tech-related, according to a new list from freelancing platform Upwork. In-demand tech skills are changing rapidly: 75 percent of the tech trends leading to job opportunities are new to the list. Demand for mobile optimization, the rise in cybercrime and increasing investment […]
FastCompany: 5 ways work culture will change by 2030
Technology, talent shortage, and trust are just a few of the issues that will challenge workplace culture over the next decade. BY GWEN MORAN Recent years have seen an exceptional awareness and prioritization of workplace culture by both employers and employees. Culture is a company’s “personality,” including the behavioral expectations, practices, and other norms that influence […]
Chamber Hosts First Northern Colorado Prospers LIVE Online Update
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the first Northern Colorado Prospers (NCP) LIVE Online Update during the morning of January 30, 2019. The Chamber was excited to present in a different way to update investors on the NCP goals by using Zoom web conferencing. During the presentation, David May, talked about the work […]
SmartBrief: What leaders can do to embrace younger generations
By: Rashan Dixon Over the past several years, I’ve talked with plenty of leaders who accuse the new workforce of being unprepared, overly sensitive, lazy and narcissistic. That’s a shame; these are common stereotypes that aren’t always founded in reality. However, these leaders can change their minds — for the better. How? By embracing younger generations […]
