Colorado Layoffs — May 2020

Employers in Colorado logged 34 WARN Act notices in May 2020, involving roughly 2,609 workers — falling below April and up 1391% versus May 2019. The average filing covered 77 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 1,399 workers across 19 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 395 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Adams felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 1,640 workers across 16 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 20% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Brown Palance Denver at its Denver facility, reporting 298 affected workers. Russell Stover Chocolates followed with 217 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

This data points to a mixed picture for Colorado's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.