Colorado to Exit Tier 3 of Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 Program

Summary

Colorado will exit Tier 3 of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC08) program, transitioning to Tier 4, as its unemployment rate fell below the 8.5% threshold, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state will no longer be eligible for Tier 3 benefits, and claimants must exhaust Tier 3 by the week ending November 12, 2011, to establish Tier 4 eligibility.