Employers in Colorado posted 9 WARN Act notices in November 2024, affecting an estimated 1,319 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to October and up 38% versus November 2023. The average filing covered 147 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 404 |
| Utilities | 2 | 313 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 73 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 63 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 404 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Utilities reported 313 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 313 |
Adams was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 313 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1 | 404 |
| Denver | 1 | 313 |
| Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso | 1 | 62 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 404 |
Closures accounted for 31% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ups | 404 | Closure | 2024-11-14 | |
| Ups | Adams | 404 | 2024-11-14 | |
| Chord Energy | Denver | 313 | 2024-11-04 | |
| Chord Energy | 73 | 2024-11-04 | ||
| Boeing | 63 | 2024-11-15 | ||
| Boeing | Arapahoe, Denver, El Paso | 62 | 2024-11-15 | |
| Chord Energy | N/A | 2024-11-04 | ||
| Ups | N/A | 2024-11-14 | ||
| Boeing | N/A | 2024-11-15 |
The largest notice was filed by Ups at its Colorado facility, reporting 404 affected workers. Ups followed with 404 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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