In Colorado, the unemployment rate for March was 6.4%, a number that represents more than 200,000 people. Meanwhile, restaurants from Denver to the Western Slope are decreasing hours or even staying closed on certain days because they can’t find enough help. The state’s labor picture is a messy one as COVID-19 safety restrictions are rolled back and demand for things that were previously much more limited — like meals inside sit-down restaurants — picks up alongside the number of people who are fully vaccinated against the virus. “It’s about as bad as it ever been and it’s never been easy,” Josh Niernberg, the chef/owner of restaurants Bin 707 Foodbar and TacoParty in Grand Junction.

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