Employers in Colorado submitted 21 WARN Act notices in January 2015, putting at risk an estimated 1,800 workers. The average filing covered 86 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 5 | 1,255 |
| Education | 3 | 214 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,255 workers across 5 notices. Separately, Education reported 214 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 7 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 1,480 |
The high proportion of closures (82% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Colorado's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines Inc | 1,152 | Closure | 2015-01-16 | |
| Iqor Inc | 251 | 2015-01-02 | ||
| Corinthian Colleges Inc./Everest College | 214 | Closure | 2015-01-30 | |
| K-Mart-Sears Distribution Center | 103 | Closure | 2015-01-06 | |
| Serco-NA | 69 | 2015-01-21 | ||
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | 7 | Closure | 2015-01-27 | |
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | 4 | Closure | 2015-01-06 | |
| Iqor Inc | N/A | 2015-01-02 | ||
| Iqor Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-02 | |
| K-Mart-Sears Distribution Center | N/A | 2015-01-06 | ||
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | N/A | 2015-01-06 | ||
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-06 | |
| Kmart | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-06 | |
| Frontier Airlines Inc | N/A | 2015-01-16 | ||
| Frontier Airlines | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-01-16 |
Topping the list was Frontier Airlines Inc at its Colorado facility, reporting 1,152 affected workers. Iqor Inc followed with 251 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Colorado. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Colorado WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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