Nearly a quarter of a million Coloradans have filed unemployment claims in the past four weeks, and one sector of the workforce has been especially hard hit.
Mesa County saw a very slight dip in unemployment last month. Much the same is true with many counties across western Colorado which are at or near standstill.
It appears snow wasn't the only thing lacking in January as there was enough of a drop in the number of people employed in Mesa County to top the national average.
Job seekers in Mesa County hoping employment opportunities in 2017 might be better than the previous year will have to wait. The latest job statistics show a small decrease in the percentage of workers with jobs.