Employers in Colorado reported 14 WARN Act notices in August 2015, displacing an estimated 1,162 workers — signaling a deceleration from July. The average filing covered 83 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month. A total of 1,162 workers were affected across 14 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 224 |
Adams saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 19% of all affected workers with 224 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 1 | 224 |
| Various Regions | 1 | 151 |
| Adams County | 1 | 124 |
| Western | 1 | 82 |
| Pikes Peak/Teller | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 375 |
| Layoff | 1 | 82 |
Closures accounted for 32% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curian Capital | 224 | Closure | 2015-08-04 | |
| Curian Capital | Denver | 224 | 2015-08-04 | |
| Quad/Graphics | 151 | Closure | 2015-08-27 | |
| Quad/Graphics | Various Regions | 151 | 2015-08-27 | |
| Baker Hughes Inc | 124 | 2015-08-12 | ||
| Baker Hughes | Adams County | 124 | 2015-08-12 | |
| Ouray Silver Mines | 82 | Layoff | 2015-08-04 | |
| Ouray Silver Mines | Western | 82 | 2015-08-04 | |
| Curian Capital | N/A | 2015-08-04 | ||
| Ouray Silver Mines | N/A | 2015-08-04 | ||
| Lockheed Martin-Rev to 7/20/15 WARN | N/A | 2015-08-06 | ||
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Pikes Peak/Teller | N/A | 2015-08-06 | |
| Baker Hughes Inc | N/A | 2015-08-12 | ||
| Quad/Graphics | N/A | 2015-08-27 |
The most significant filing came from Curian Capital at its Colorado facility, reporting 224 affected workers. Curian Capital followed with 224 workers.
The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Colorado's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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