Colorado labor statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.co.htm increased http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.co.htm http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.co.htm BLS U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Colorado's 2012 unemployment rate http://www.bls.gov/eag/eag.co.htm