Employers in Colorado logged 15 WARN Act notices in March 2015, involving roughly 410 workers — climbing above February. The average filing covered 27 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 3 | 142 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 142 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 5 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 410 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Colorado's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPX Energy | 142 | Closure | 2015-03-02 | |
| Sinton Dairy Foods Company/ Borden | 122 | Closure | 2015-03-16 | |
| Albertsons #8584 | 78 | Closure | 2015-03-24 | |
| Mmc | 64 | Closure | 2015-03-25 | |
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | 4 | Closure | 2015-03-30 | |
| WPX Energy | N/A | 2015-03-02 | ||
| WPX Energy | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-02 | |
| Sinton Dairy Foods Company/ Borden | N/A | 2015-03-16 | ||
| Sinton Dairy Foods Company/ Borden | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-16 | |
| Albertsons #8584 | N/A | 2015-03-24 | ||
| Albertsons | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-24 | |
| Mmc | N/A | 2015-03-25 | ||
| Mmc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-25 | |
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | N/A | 2015-03-30 | ||
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2015-03-30 |
The biggest impact was at WPX Energy at its Colorado facility, reporting 142 affected workers. Sinton Dairy Foods Company/ Borden followed with 122 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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.
Get weekly layoff reports in your inbox
Free weekly digest of WARN Act filings and analysis.
