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  "path": "/2026/04/09/colorado-lost-jobs-and-saw-its-labor-force-decline-last-year/",
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  "textContent": "Local economists had projected meager job growth in 2025. The state lost 11,700 jobs instead — the first decline since 2010 outside the pandemic losses.",
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