Colorado gained 3,000 payroll jobs in June from the previous month, and the state’s unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a point, to 5.5 percent, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday.

But the Colorado job gain was driven by increased government hiring, with public sector payroll jobs increasing by a net 3,300 last month and private sector positions declining by 300, CDLE, monthly report said.

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