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Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment
| Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Nonpartisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $207,900 |
| 2025 FY Budget: | $455,209,176 |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | Serves at the pleasure of the governor |
| Authority: | Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-1-121 |
| Selection Method: | Appointed by governor |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment
Joe Barela | |
| Other Colorado Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Controller • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Natural Resources Exec. Director • Labor Executive Director • Public Utilities Commission • Colorado State Board of Regents | |
The Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment is a state executive position in the Colorado state government. The executive director is head of the Colorado Department of Labor, which establishes and enforces labor regulations and provides programs to assist out-of-work citizens.
Current officeholder
The current Colorado Executive Director of Labor and Employment is Joe Barela (nonpartisan). Barela assumed office in 2019.
Authority
Colorado statute establishes the executive director as head of the Department of Labor and Employment.[1]
Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-1-121
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(1) There is hereby created the department of labor and employment, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of labor and employment, which office is hereby created. |
Qualifications
There are no specific qualifications required of the executive director.
Appointments
The governor appoints the executive director, subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the state Senate.[2] If an executive director is re-appointed by a new governor, the executive director must be re-confirmed.[3]
Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-1-121
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The governor shall appoint said executive director, with the consent of the senate, and the executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109. |
Term limits
The executive director is not subject to term limits.
Vacancies
There is no specific procedure for dealing with vacancies in the office of executive director.
Duties
The executive director of labor heads the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, which administers the state's labor regulations, unemployment assistance programs and oversees a variety of other consumer protection and safety programs. The department provides job training, education, and employment services through a number of workforce centers around the state. It also produces statistics and research concerning the Colorado labor market.[4]
Divisions
As of January 13, 2021, divisions within the Department of Labor and Employment included:[5]
- Unemployment Insurance
- Employment & Training
- Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium
- Colorado Workforce Development Council
- Labor Standards & Statistics
- Oil and Public Safety
- Workers' Compensation
- Vocational Rehabilitation
State budget
- See also: Colorado state budget and finances
The budget for the Office of the Executive Director of Labor Employment in the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year was $455,209,176.[6]
Compensation
- See also: Compensation of state executive officers
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $207,900, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $180,360, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2021
In 2021, the director received a salary of $175,104, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2020
In 2020, the executive director received a salary of $175,104 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2019
In 2019, the executive director received a salary of $170,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2018
In 2018, the Council of State Governments did not report a salary for the executive director.[12]
2017
In 2017, the executive director received a salary of $158,064 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2016
In 2016, the executive director received a salary of $158,064 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2015
In 2015, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2014
In 2014, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[16]
2013
In 2013, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[17]
2010
In 2010, the executive director received a salary of $146,040 according to the Council of State Governments.[18]
Historical officeholders
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Contact info
Address:
633 17th St., Suite 201
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 318-8000
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "24-1-121," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "24-1-121," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Revised Statutes, "24-20-109," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, "About the Department of Labor and Employment," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ State of Colorado, "FY19-20 CDLE Performance Plan," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Colorado General Assembly, "Appropriations Report Fiscal Year 2024-25," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 15, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 13, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed February 2, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2010 -- Table 4.11," accessed July 18, 2011
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