Employers in Colorado logged 12 WARN Act notices in March 2021, involving roughly 1,893 workers — climbing above February and down 75% versus March 2020. The average filing covered 158 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 400 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 400 workers across 1 notice.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 820 |
| Adams | 1 | 122 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 817 |
Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santander Consumer USA | 417 | Closure | 2021-03-23 | |
| Santander Group | Purchase dataset for city details | 417 | 2021-03-23 | |
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc | 400 | Closure | 2021-03-24 | |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Purchase dataset for city details | 400 | 2021-03-24 | |
| DPI Specialty Foods | 122 | 2021-03-11 | ||
| DPI Specialty Foods | Adams | 122 | 2021-03-11 | |
| Hill | 9 | 2021-03-11 | ||
| Hill | 3 | 2021-03-11 | ||
| Hill | Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 2021-03-11 | |
| DPI Specialty Foods | N/A | 2021-03-11 | ||
| Santander Consumer USA | N/A | 2021-03-23 | ||
| Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc | N/A | 2021-03-24 |
The biggest impact was at Santander Consumer USA at its Colorado facility, reporting 417 affected workers. Santander Group followed with 417 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to a mixed picture for Colorado's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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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