Employers in Colorado posted 14 WARN Act notices in January 2022, affecting an estimated 903 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and down 34% versus January 2021. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 20 |
The Manufacturing sector saw the heaviest impact with 20 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder | 1 | 87 |
Boulder was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 10% of all affected workers with 87 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| AdWorks | 1 | 194 |
| Weld | 1 | 143 |
| Boulder | 1 | 87 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 60 |
| ADWorks | 1 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 179 |
Closures accounted for 20% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Financing Company | 194 | 2022-01-16 | ||
| American Financing Company | AdWorks | 194 | 2022-01-16 | |
| Good Samaritan - Bonell Community | 143 | Closure | 2022-01-03 | |
| Good Samaritan - Bonell Community | Weld | 143 | 2022-01-03 | |
| Boulder | 87 | 2022-01-04 | ||
| indieDwell Colorado | Purchase dataset for city details | 50 | 2022-01-05 | |
| Zillow Group - Supplemental | 36 | Closure | 2022-01-20 | |
| Zillow | ADWorks | 36 | 2022-01-20 | |
| Automotive Titling Company | 10 | 2022-01-05 | ||
| Automotive Titling Company | Purchase dataset for city details | 10 | 2022-01-05 | |
| Good Samaritan - Bonell Community | N/A | 2022-01-03 | ||
| Twitter (Boulder) | N/A | 2022-01-04 | ||
| American Financing Company | N/A | 2022-01-16 | ||
| Zillow Group - Supplemental | N/A | 2022-01-20 |
The largest notice was filed by American Financing Company at its Colorado facility, reporting 194 affected workers. American Financing Company followed with 194 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest 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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