Employers in Colorado posted 29 WARN Act notices in March 2023, affecting an estimated 369 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 319% versus March 2022. The average filing covered 13 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 19 | 141 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 98 |
| Real Estate | 1 | 76 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50 |
| Other | 1 | 4 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 0 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 141 workers across 19 notices. On a related front, Finance & Insurance reported 98 workers.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Purchase dataset for city details | 2 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 50 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Health Plans | 98 | 2023-03-01 | ||
| Laramar Group LLC | 76 | 2023-03-30 | ||
| Prescient LLC | 50 | Layoff | 2023-03-31 | |
| Telluride Sports Main Street | 16 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Telluride Sports - Franz Klammer | 14 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Aspen Sports Snowmass Mall | 13 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Neve Sports - Telluride | 10 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Telluride Sports - Cimarron Lodge | 10 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Telluride Sports - Gondola Plaza | 10 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Aspen Sports St. Regis Retail | 9 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Telluride Sports Camel's Garden | 8 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Patagonia Snowmass | 7 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Aspen Sports Tune - Snowmass | 6 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| The North Face - Snowmass | 6 | 2023-03-02 | ||
| Aspen Sports Demo | 5 | 2023-03-02 |
The largest notice was filed by Friday Health Plans at its Colorado facility, reporting 98 affected workers. Laramar Group LLC followed with 76 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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