Labor market

How might AI impact Durango workers?

urges workers focus on skills artificial intelligence can’t replace

April 20, 2026

Colorado ranks high in degrees but fewer credentials are paying off

East High School's graduation ceremony at the Denver Coliseum on May 21, 2024. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) Colorado is one of…

April 6, 2026

Business

It’s a bad time to hunt for new jobs, most U.S. workers say in new Gallup poll

A now hiring sign sits by the sidewalk as a rider on a scooter passes Monday in Garland, Texas. (LM…

March 25, 2026

Associated Press

China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers

A foreigner walks past a sign board for the Baiyun airport in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on Nov.…

November 10, 2025

Business

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

In this photo provided by South Dakota News Watch, Rob Coverdale, superintendent of the Crow Creek Tribal School District in…

October 8, 2025

Local News

Durango contemplates how to contribute to child care investment fund

Lodgers tax revenues, county collaboration discussed

June 3, 2025

Local News

Potential impacts of minimum wage increase discussed at Durango City Council

Business leaders outline concerns, responses to possible salary hikes

May 13, 2025

Local News

Durango residents push City Council to raise minimum wage

Advocates say policy would put more money in workers’ pockets, feed economic growth

January 24, 2025

Local News

How Durango Emergency Dispatch is turning tide on turnover

911 center pivots from 106% churn rate to zero in two years

January 8, 2025

Business

How mountain town businesses are working to defy Colorado’s elevated quit rates

Creative benefits can make up for lower wages, less-than-ideal health insurance

October 4, 2024

Local News

Mercy Hospital had a retention problem: What changed?

the country, doctors left their jobs. Mercy has employed new tactics to get them back

June 17, 2024

Local News

Manna’s revamped culinary program trains Durango’s cooks

years in, students are learning skills to meet restaurants’ needs

February 7, 2024

Local News

As spring construction ramps up, Durango Public Works says recruitment efforts are paying off

Streets division is nearly fully staffed; department turns focus to utilities maintenance

May 4, 2023

Local News

Walgreens customers pushed to Durango’s lone independent pharmacy

Rivergate Pharmacy has gained 3-4 patients per day

March 21, 2023

Local News

Staffing shortage causes intermittent closures at Walgreens pharmacies

Patients in Durango say they have struggled to access vital medications

March 20, 2023

Local News

Durango City Council candidates discuss spending priorities in forum

Ballots to begin arriving in mailboxes this week

March 14, 2023

Local News

Can apprenticeships help recruit health care workers?

Hickenlooper praises such programs in committee hearing

February 17, 2023

Local News

Southwest Colorado’s unemployment rate rebounds; housing and labor present concerns

of living is impacting employers’ ability to recruit young talent

January 10, 2023

Local News

Durango streets division hosts job fair in search for CDL-licensed drivers

works has five driver positions it’s trying to fill

December 15, 2022

Local News

Job vacancies take toll on city of Durango programs, services

Seasonal and part-time positions, like snowplow drivers, are especially difficult to fill

November 27, 2022

Local News

22-unit townhome complex with workforce housing breaks ground

Project is within Durango’s North Main Gateway Urban Renewal Area

August 31, 2022

Local News

Nonprofit sees trade school as key to building Pagosa Springs’ economy

has high demand for labor as it balances housing and workforce issues

July 11, 2022

Local News

Silverton sees strong start to summer season

the pandemic, the town and development groups make a push to reshape the local economy

July 11, 2022

Local News

Would higher wages or reduced costs of living help Durango workers more?

Pandemic has eased and stimulus payments ended: So why hasn’t our labor force recovered?

April 1, 2022