Employers in Colorado reported 21 WARN Act notices in August 2018, displacing an estimated 1,926 workers — signaling an acceleration from July and up 2193% versus August 2017. The average filing covered 92 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 5 | 365 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 365 workers across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso | 1 | 75 |
El Paso saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 4% of all affected workers with 75 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | 4 | 694 |
| Weld | 1 | 186 |
| Colorado Springs | 1 | 75 |
| Adams | 1 | 8 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 209 |
Closures accounted for 11% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduent Commercial Solutions LLC | 410 | 2018-08-10 | ||
| Conduent Commercial Solutions LLC | Pikes Peak | 410 | 2018-08-10 | |
| Startek Inc | 186 | 2018-08-17 | ||
| StarTek | Weld | 186 | 2018-08-17 | |
| Jackson National Life Insurance Company | 156 | Closure | 2018-08-13 | |
| Jackson National Life Insurance Company | Pikes Peak | 156 | 2018-08-13 | |
| General Dynamics | 75 | 2018-08-01 | ||
| General Dynamics | Pikes Peak | 75 | 2018-08-01 | |
| General Dynamics Update 8-22-18 - Layoff date changed to 12/31/18 | 75 | 2018-08-22 | ||
| General Dynamics | Colorado Springs | 75 | 2018-08-22 | |
| Wells Fargo/Consumer Lending Group Home Equity Fullfillment Group | 53 | Closure | 2018-08-23 | |
| Wells Fargo | Pikes Peak | 53 | 2018-08-23 | |
| Ameritrade Holding Company | 8 | 2018-08-09 | ||
| Ameritrade Holding Company | Adams | 8 | 2018-08-09 | |
| General Dynamics | N/A | 2018-08-01 |
The most significant filing came from Conduent Commercial Solutions LLC at its Colorado facility, reporting 410 affected workers. Conduent Commercial Solutions LLC followed with 410 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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