Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The following provides an overview of Colorado's UI program funding structure, an overview of regular UI benefits, and an overview of additional UI benefits under the 2020 federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act.

Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), I look at the intersection of the unemployment provisions of the CARES Act, Colorado's unemployment insurance (UI) scheme, and the Colorado labor market.