Employers in Colorado logged 8 WARN Act notices in July 2017, involving roughly 453 workers — falling below June and down 60% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 196 |
| Transportation | 3 | 117 |
| Retail | 1 | 70 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 196 workers across 3 notices. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 117 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe Douglas | 1 | 98 |
| Arapahoe/Douglas | 1 | 70 |
| Adams | 1 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 168 |
Closures accounted for 37% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Aboard Transit Services - Resubmission 07/27/2017 | 117 | 2017-07-27 | ||
| Multi Packaging Solutions | 98 | Closure | 2017-07-25 | |
| Multi Packaging Solutions | Arapahoe Douglas | 98 | 2017-07-25 | |
| Sports Authority - Lone Tree Store | 70 | Closure | 2017-07-13 | |
| Sports Authority | Arapahoe/Douglas | 70 | 2017-07-13 | |
| Multi Packaging Solutions | N/A | 2017-07-25 | ||
| All Aboard Transit Services - Resubmission 07/27/2017 | N/A | 2017-07-27 | ||
| All Aboard Transit Services - Resubmission 07/27/2017 | Adams | N/A | 2017-07-27 |
The biggest impact was at All Aboard Transit Services - Resubmission 07/27/2017 at its Colorado facility, reporting 117 affected workers. Multi Packaging Solutions followed with 98 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Colorado, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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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