Colorado’s state auditor released a report on Tuesday detailing several significant problems in how the state’s labor department accounted for unemployment insurance funds during the early pandemic.

The audit said the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) failed to record payable claims in fiscal year 2020, which ended June 30, that were paid after year end. It also found the department did not record receivables for adjusted claims, failed to record overpayments, and failed to record receivables for fraudulent claims.

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