Colorado Layoffs — October 2017

Employers in Colorado filed 9 WARN Act notices in October 2017, impacting roughly 1,042 workers and up 902% versus October 2016. The average filing covered 116 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	3	402

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 402 workers across 3 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

City	Notices	Workers
Pikes Peak	1	288
Arapahoe Douglas	1	201
Adams	1	32

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	288

Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Alorica		288	Closure	2017-10-30
Alorica	Pikes Peak	288		2017-10-30
First Data		201		2017-10-13
First Data	Arapahoe Douglas	201		2017-10-13
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation		32		2017-10-10
TD Ameritrade	Adams	32		2017-10-10
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation		N/A		2017-10-10
First Data		N/A		2017-10-13
Alorica		N/A		2017-10-30

The single largest action involved Alorica at its Colorado facility, reporting 288 affected workers. Alorica followed with 288 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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.