Employers in Colorado posted 20 WARN Act notices in November 2015, affecting an estimated 1,902 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 482 |
| Utilities | 4 | 4 |
The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 482 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Utilities reported 4 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 3 | 408 |
Adams was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 408 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 3 | 408 |
| Pikes Peak/Teller | 1 | 241 |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 200 |
| Adams County | 1 | 2 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 4 | 649 |
| Layoff | 1 | 200 |
Closures accounted for 34% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Pacific Company | 300 | Closure | 2015-11-16 | |
| Union Pacific | Denver | 300 | 2015-11-16 | |
| Target Corporation - TCC Cooking Company LLC | 241 | Closure | 2015-11-13 | |
| Target | Pikes Peak/Teller | 241 | 2015-11-13 | |
| Climax Molybdenum Co - Henderson Mine & Mill | 200 | 2015-11-03 | ||
| Climax Molybdenum Company | 200 | Layoff | 2015-11-03 | |
| Climax Molybdenum Company | Jefferson County | 200 | 2015-11-03 | |
| Fidelity Exploration & Production Company | 106 | Closure | 2015-11-04 | |
| Fidelity Exploration & Production Company | Denver | 106 | 2015-11-04 | |
| Baker Hughes, Inc | 2 | 2015-11-03 | ||
| Baker Hughes | Adams County | 2 | 2015-11-03 | |
| WPX Energy-Rev to 3/2/15 | 2 | Closure | 2015-11-30 | |
| WPX Energy | Denver | 2 | 2015-11-30 | |
| Baker Hughes, Inc | N/A | 2015-11-03 | ||
| Climax Molybdenum Company | N/A | 2015-11-03 |
The largest notice was filed by Union Pacific Company at its Colorado facility, reporting 300 affected workers. Union Pacific followed with 300 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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