Colorado’s economy, which has been flying on a downward trajectory since early 2023, corrected course in the third quarter, gaining enough lift to avoid a hard landing, according to the latest Quarterly Business & Economic Indicators from the Colorado Secretary of State .

“Based on the data we have, we can see a minor bounce back in our state and national GDP from the first two quarters of this year. National GDP rose 3.8% and Colorado’s GDP also rose 3.5%, however, the number of jobs from August showed the slowest pace of job growth since the pandemic,” said Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold in a press call Monday.

After years of leading the country , Colorado’s economy has continued to fly in the middle of the pack or below on several key measures. Colorado’s inflation-adju

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