Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Second Quarter 2001
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Table 1.
Major Industry Division Number of Firms Establishments with Layoffs Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Total 126,569 22 22 13,414 2,679
   Total, Private 125,193 22 22 13,414 2,679
     Agriculture 3,309 0 0 0 0
     Nonagriculture 121,694 22 22 13,414 2,679
     Manufacturing 5,920 4 4 1,103 511
       Durable 3,360 2 2 183 244
       Nondurable 2,560 2 2 920 267
     Nonmanufacturing 115,774 18 18 12,311 2,168
       Mining 952 0 0 0 0
       Construction 17,422 1 1 65 134
       Transportation and Public Utilities 4,515 2 2 200 199
       Wholesale Trade 11,883 0 0 0 0
       Retail Trade 19,136 3 3 420 420
       Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 12,486 0 0 0 0
       Services 49,380 12 12 11,626 1,415
       Not Identified 190 0 0 0 0
     Government 1,371 0 0 0 0
       Federal 43 0 0 0 0
       State 81 0 0 0 0
       Local 1,247 0 0 0 0
     Ownership not identified 5 0 0 0 0
Table 2.
Claimant Characteristic Initial Claims Percent
Total 2,679 100.0
 Race/Ethnicity
   White/Non-Hispanic 1,779 66.4
   Black/Non-Hispanic 111 4.1
   Hispanic origin 449 16.8
   American Indian or Alaskan Native 19 0.7
   Asian or Pacific Islander 49 1.8
   Information not available 272 10.2
 Sex
   Male 1,208 45.1
   Female 1,471 54.9
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Veteran Status
   Veteran 236 8.8
   Non-Veteran 2,443 91.2
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Age
   Under 30 522 19.5
   30 to 44 1,178 44.0
   45 to 54 664 24.8
   55 and over 314 11.7
   Information not available 1 0.2
Table 3.
Layoff Reason Number of Firms Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Bankruptcy 1 1 80 112
Business Ownership Change 1 1 570 128
Contract Cancellation 2 2 221 186
Contract Completed 1 1 65 134
Domestic Relocation 1 1 350 139
Financial Difficulty 1 1 350 210
Reorganization within the Company 1 1 80 125
Seasonal 9 9 11,289 1,175
Other 3 3 234 194
Data Not Proviced (Does Not Know) 2 2 175 276