Denver lost 11,500 jobs in 2008
The Denver area lost 11,500 jobs in 2008, placing it in 34th place on a list of cities that shed the most jobs last year, according to a new bizjournals analysis.
Colorado lost 6,100 jobs in May 2011 compared to May of last year, but the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell year-over-year from 8.6 percent to 8.5 percent.