Colorado Layoffs — September 2019

Employers in Colorado submitted 6 WARN Act notices in September 2019, putting at risk an estimated 542 workers — up substantially from August and up 153% versus September 2018. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month. A total of 542 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Adams	2	135

Adams bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 25% of all affected workers with 135 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Arapahoe/Douglas	1	136
Denver	2	135

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	136

Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co		136	Closure	2019-09-23
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co	Arapahoe/Douglas	136		2019-09-23
ABM Aviation, Inc		79		2019-09-22
ABM Industries	Denver	79		2019-09-22
Levy Premium Foodservice LP		56		2019-09-30
Levy Premium Foodservice LP	Denver	56		2019-09-30

Topping the list was Brown Brothers Harriman & Co at its Colorado facility, reporting 136 affected workers. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co followed with 136 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.

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.