Colorado Layoffs — June 2018

Employers in Colorado reported 3 WARN Act notices in June 2018, displacing an estimated 600 workers — signaling an acceleration from May and up 58% versus June 2017. The average filing covered 200 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector topped the list of affected industries with 399 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Education reported 160 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Adams saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 559 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month.

Largest Layoffs

The most significant filing came from Chipotle Mexican Grill at its Denver facility, reporting 399 affected workers. Dream Center Education Holdings Inc/The Art Institute followed with 160 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Colorado labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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.