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The economy’s weird right now. Here’s what that looks like in Colorado

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A woman stands in front of her shopping cart outside a King Soopers market in Colorado Springs.
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Winifred Mitchell stands in front of her shopping cart outside a King Soopers market in Colorado Springs. Mitchell said she hasn’t changed her spending habits but noticed prices were higher than she was used to.

The economy’s in a strange place: Prices are soaring, but employment is at a record high. Some of the effects are obvious, others less visible. Economists Nick Sly and Bethany Greene are from the Federal Reserve, based in Denver.