Employers in Colorado submitted 24 WARN Act notices in January 2018, putting at risk an estimated 1,476 workers — up substantially from December and up 171% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 62 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 298 |
| Retail | 2 | 81 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 298 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Retail reported 81 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 1 | 54 |
| Adams | 1 | 7 |
Boulder was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 4% of all affected workers with 54 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | 4 | 465 |
| Arapahoe Douglas | 1 | 149 |
| Adams | 1 | 63 |
| Boulder | 1 | 54 |
| Denver | 1 | 7 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 81 |
Closures accounted for 5% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startek | 261 | 2018-01-31 | ||
| StarTek | Pikes Peak | 261 | 2018-01-31 | |
| First Data - Update 1/2/18 | 149 | 2018-01-02 | ||
| First Data | Arapahoe Douglas | 149 | 2018-01-02 | |
| Northrop Grumman - Updated 1/2/18 | 85 | 2018-01-02 | ||
| Northrop Grumman | Pikes Peak | 85 | 2018-01-02 | |
| K-Mart Corporation Store #04332 | 81 | Closure | 2018-01-04 | |
| Kmart | Pikes Peak | 81 | 2018-01-04 | |
| Scottrade - Ameritrade | 63 | 2018-01-18 | ||
| Scottrade - Ameritrade | Adams | 63 | 2018-01-18 | |
| Fluor | 54 | 2018-01-22 | ||
| Fluor | Boulder | 54 | 2018-01-22 | |
| Northrop Grumman - Update 1/15/18 | 38 | 2018-01-15 | ||
| Northrop Grumman | Pikes Peak | 38 | 2018-01-15 | |
| National Planning Holdings | 7 | 2018-01-26 |
Topping the list was Startek at its Colorado facility, reporting 261 affected workers. StarTek followed with 261 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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.
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