Colorado Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in Colorado logged 10 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 1,508 workers — climbing above April and up 43% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 151 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month. A total of 1,508 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Adams	2	158
Boulder	1	34

Adams absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 10% of all affected workers with 158 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Arapahoe/Douglas	1	461
Denver	2	158
Weld	1	101
Boulder	1	34

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	3	616

Closures accounted for 41% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sports Authority		461	Closure	2016-05-25
Sports Authority	Arapahoe/Douglas	461		2016-05-25
DAL Global Services		104		2016-05-03
DAL Global Services	Denver	104		2016-05-03
Sanjel		101	Closure	2016-05-31
Sanjel	Weld	101		2016-05-31
Sanjel		54	Closure	2016-05-31
Sanjel	Denver	54		2016-05-31
Gaiam Inc		34		2016-05-11
Gaiam Inc	Boulder	34		2016-05-11

The biggest impact was at Sports Authority at its Colorado facility, reporting 461 affected workers. Sports Authority followed with 461 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.

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.