Employers in Colorado logged 21 WARN Act notices in September 2015, involving roughly 1,336 workers — climbing above August. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 | 136 |
The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 136 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 1 | 158 |
| Adams | 2 | 128 |
Boulder bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 12% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 1 | 158 |
| Adams County | 2 | 154 |
| Pikes Peak/Teller | 1 | 150 |
| Denver | 2 | 128 |
| Western | 1 | 78 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 128 |
Closures accounted for 10% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm | 158 | 2015-09-17 | ||
| Qualcomm | Boulder | 158 | 2015-09-17 | |
| Western Forge | 150 | 2015-09-02 | ||
| Western Forge | Pikes Peak/Teller | 150 | 2015-09-02 | |
| ECMC Group | 137 | 2015-09-01 | ||
| ECMC Group | Adams County | 137 | 2015-09-01 | |
| Bowie Resources LLC | 78 | 2015-09-30 | ||
| Bowie Resources LLC | Western | 78 | 2015-09-30 | |
| Select Medical | 68 | Closure | 2015-09-25 | |
| Select Medical | Denver | 68 | 2015-09-25 | |
| Eos Cca | 60 | Closure | 2015-09-15 | |
| Eos Cca | Denver | 60 | 2015-09-15 | |
| Baker Hughes Inc | 17 | 2015-09-30 | ||
| Baker Hughes | Adams County | 17 | 2015-09-30 | |
| ECMC Group | N/A | 2015-09-01 |
The biggest impact was at Qualcomm at its Colorado facility, reporting 158 affected workers. Qualcomm followed with 158 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 Healthcare 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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