Employers in Colorado posted 25 WARN Act notices in January 2016, affecting an estimated 1,432 workers and down 20% versus January 2015. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 6 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 5 | 143 |
| Education | 3 | 56 |
The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 143 workers across 5 notices. On a related front, Education reported 56 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield | 1 | 38 |
Broomfield was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 3% of all affected workers with 38 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak/Teller | 1 | 48 |
| Broomfield | 1 | 38 |
| Arapahoe/Douglas | 1 | 28 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 6 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 6 | 775 |
The high proportion of closures (54% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Colorado's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentrix | 348 | Closure | 2016-01-18 | |
| Sprint | 247 | 2016-01-22 | ||
| Climax Molybdenum Co - Henderson Mine & Mill - REV#1 | 210 | 2016-01-25 | ||
| Republic Airways Holdings | 158 | Closure | 2016-01-25 | |
| Safeway | 98 | Closure | 2016-01-04 | |
| Walmart Store #5002 | 78 | Closure | 2016-01-15 | |
| Walmart Store #3021 | 65 | Closure | 2016-01-15 | |
| VMWare | 48 | 2016-01-26 | ||
| VMware | Pikes Peak/Teller | 48 | 2016-01-26 | |
| VMWare | 38 | 2016-01-26 | ||
| VMware | Broomfield | 38 | 2016-01-26 | |
| Jones International University | 28 | Closure | 2016-01-31 | |
| Jones International University | Arapahoe/Douglas | 28 | 2016-01-31 | |
| Safeway | N/A | 2016-01-04 | ||
| Safeway | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2016-01-04 |
The largest notice was filed by Concentrix at its Colorado facility, reporting 348 affected workers. Sprint followed with 247 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Colorado's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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