Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) First Quarter 2001
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Table 1.
Major Industry Division	Number of Firms	Establishments with Layoffs	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Total	126557	10	10	1511	1148
Total, Private	125181	9	9	1389	1026
Agriculture	3309	0	0	0	0
Nonagriculture	121681	9	9	1389	1026
Manufacturing	5917	3	3	515	347
Durable	3358	3	3	515	347
Nondurable	2559	0	0	0	0
Nonmanufacturing	115764	6	6	874	679
Mining	952	1	1	71	75
Construction	17421	0	0	0	0
Transportation and Public Utilities	4513	2	2	222	196
Wholesale Trade	11883	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	19135	1	1	121	121
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate	12486	0	0	0	0
Services	49374	2	2	460	287
Not Identified	191	0	0	0	0
Government	1371	1	1	122	122
Federal	43	1	1	122	122
State	81	0	0	0	0
Local	1247	0	0	0	0
Ownership not identified	5	0	0	0	0
Table 2.
Claimant Characteristic	Initial Claims	Percent
Total	1148	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	663	57.8
Black/Non-Hispanic	106	9.2
Hispanic origin	210	18.3
American Indian or Alaskan Native	9	0.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	43	3.7
Information not available	117	10.2
Sex
Male	626	54.5
Female	522	45.5
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	165	14.4
Non-Veteran	983	85.6
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	260	22.6
30 to 44	475	41.4
45 to 54	277	24.1
55 and over	134	11.7
Information not available	2	0.2
Table 3.
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Business Ownership Change	1	1	122	122
Overseas Relocation	2	2	335	201
Reorganization within the Company	2	2	400	249
Seasonal	4	4	494	464
Other	1	1	160	112