Need to know more about the labor market before you jump into looking for a job or changing careers? Learn all you need to know about employment trends and projections, employment training programs, career assessments and key publications and health care insurance information throughout Colorado. Thinking of starting your own business instead? Get all the information you need about small business development including links to the Chamber of Commerce, and local technology incubators. Links to everything you need to know for a clear and thorough job search are provided below, courtesy of the Larimer County Workforce.

Employment Trends and Projections

• Colorado LMI Gateway
• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)
• Colorado Labor Market Information-wages and projections
• Job Vacancy Survey – for Colorado Regions
• O*NET online (information on occupations)
• Northern Colorado Business Report
• Colorado Navigator
• America’s Job Bank
• National Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Employment and Training Programs
 

• Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)

• TAA and NAFTA petitions – CDLE Special Program
• North American Free Trade Agreement / Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) – CDLE Special Program
• Colorado Navigator - CDLE Special Program 

Career Assessments:

• America’s Career InfoNet
• A self-assessment on temperment
• A self-assessment on interests and personality
• Colorado Navigator
• O*Net Online
• Career Mosaic
• Monster-career section
• NationJob-career section
• Colorado Community College System

Newspapers and Publications:

• The Coloradoan
• The Loveland Daily Reporter Herald
• The Greeley Tribune
• The Longmont Daily Times -Call
• Rocky Mountain News
• The Denver Post
• Boulder Daily Camera
• The Northern Colorado Business Report
• The Denver Business Journal
• The Economist Magazine
• Coloradobiz Magazine
• Fast Company Magazine

Small Business Development:

• Colorado Chamber of Commerce go to the “Business” section and look for “Chamber of Commerce”
• US Small Business Administration
• Colorado Business Resource Guide
• Hoovers – Business Research site
• Jobweb – Career and Research advice for new college graduates
• Vault – Business Research site
• Fort Collins Technology Incubator
• Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation
• Fort Collins/Larimer Small Business Development Center

Other Helpful Sites:

• Health insurance information
• Fortnet (Fort Collins information)
• Consumer Credit Counseling