Colorado Layoffs — January 2015
Employers in Colorado logged 7 WARN Act notices in January 2015, involving roughly 1,800 workers. The average filing covered 257 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 1,255 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 320 |
| Education | 1 | 214 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 11 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 1,255 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 320 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 4 | 1,720 |
| Jefferson | 2 | 11 |
Adams saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 96% of all affected workers with 1,720 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 4 | 1,720 |
| Jefferson County | 2 | 11 |
Layoff Type Analysis
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 1,480 |
The high proportion of closures (82% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Colorado's labor market.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | Denver | 1,152 | Closure | |
| Iqor | Denver | 251 | ||
| Corinthian Colleges Inc./Everest College | Denver | 214 | Closure | |
| K-Mart-Sears Distribution Center | Denver | 103 | Closure | |
| Serco | 69 | |||
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | Jefferson County | 7 | Closure | |
| Moneygram Payment Systems Inc. (MPSI) | Jefferson County | 4 | Closure |
The biggest impact was at Frontier Airlines at its Denver facility, reporting 1,152 affected workers. Iqor followed with 251 workers.
Trend & Outlook
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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.