Employers in Colorado posted 6 WARN Act notices in May 2018, affecting an estimated 136 workers and down 79% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 23 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month. A total of 136 workers were affected across 6 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 59 |
Adams absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 59 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 1 | 59 |
| Adams | 1 | 10 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 57 |
Closures accounted for 42% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCT Industrial | Denver | 59 | 2018-05-31 | |
| DCT Industrial | 57 | Closure | 2018-05-31 | |
| Scottrade - Ameritrade | 10 | 2018-05-03 | ||
| Scottrade - Ameritrade | Adams | 10 | 2018-05-03 | |
| Scottrade - Ameritrade | N/A | 2018-05-03 | ||
| DCT Industrial | N/A | 2018-05-31 |
The largest notice was filed by DCT Industrial at its Denver facility, reporting 59 affected workers. DCT Industrial followed with 57 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Colorado's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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