Employers in Colorado logged 12 WARN Act notices in January 2017, involving roughly 544 workers — falling below December and down 62% versus January 2016. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 136 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 136 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 68 |
| Boulder | 1 | 27 |
Adams was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 12% of all affected workers with 68 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 117 |
| Denver | 1 | 68 |
| Pikes Peak | 1 | 60 |
| Boulder | 1 | 27 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 155 |
Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Aboard -Recinded on 3/31/17 | 117 | 2017-01-30 | ||
| All Aboard -Recinded on 3/31/17 | Adams | 117 | 2017-01-30 | |
| WalMart | 68 | Closure | 2017-01-17 | |
| Walmart | Denver | 68 | 2017-01-17 | |
| Cardon Outreach | 60 | Closure | 2017-01-03 | |
| Cardon Outreach | Pikes Peak | 60 | 2017-01-03 | |
| Pinnacle Foods | 27 | Closure | 2017-01-05 | |
| Pinnacle Foods | Boulder | 27 | 2017-01-05 | |
| Cardon Outreach | N/A | 2017-01-03 | ||
| Pinnacle Foods | N/A | 2017-01-05 | ||
| WalMart | N/A | 2017-01-17 | ||
| All Aboard -Recinded on 3/31/17 | N/A | 2017-01-30 |
The biggest impact was at All Aboard -Recinded on 3/31/17 at its Colorado facility, reporting 117 affected workers. All Aboard -Recinded on 3/31/17 followed with 117 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Colorado, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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