Colorado Layoffs — November 2020
Employers in Colorado logged 10 WARN Act notices in November 2020, involving roughly 1,142 workers — climbing above October and up 399% versus November 2019. The average filing covered 114 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 5 | 522 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 | 276 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 185 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 154 |
| Transportation | 2 | 5 |
The Accommodation & Food sector dominated layoff filings with 522 workers across 5 notices. Meanwhile, Wholesale Trade reported 276 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | 9 | 1,086 |
| Cheyenne | 1 | 56 |
Adams saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 95% of all affected workers with 1,086 workers across 9 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denver | 8 | 901 |
| Brighton | 1 | 185 |
| Arapahoe | 1 | 56 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Colorado this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centerplate Sodexo | Denver | 276 | ||
| Sodexo | Denver | 276 | ||
| Vestas Blades America | Brighton | 185 | ||
| American Pathology Partners and APP-UniPath | Denver | 154 | ||
| Hyatt Regency Denver | Denver | 88 | ||
| Cameron Mitchell Restaurants | Denver | 70 | ||
| Cameron Mitchell Restaurants | Arapahoe | 56 | ||
| Grand Hyatt Denver | Denver | 32 | ||
| Southwest Airlines | Denver | 4 | ||
| Southwest Airlines | Denver | 1 |
The biggest impact was at Centerplate Sodexo at its Denver facility, reporting 276 affected workers. Sodexo followed with 276 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 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.