Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Third Quarter 2001
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Table 1.
Major Industry Division Number of Firms Establishments with Layoffs Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Total 126,578 20 20 4,712 4,114
   Total, Private 125,202 19 19 4,585 3,987
     Agriculture 3,309 0 0 0 0
     Nonagriculture 121,701 19 19 4,585 3,987
     Manufacturing 5,920 4 4 999 916
       Durable 3,360 2 2 999 916
       Nondurable 2,561 0 0 0 0
     Nonmanufacturing 115,780 15 15 3,586 3,071
       Mining 952 0 0 0 0
       Construction 17,422 1 1 100 143
       Transportation and Public Utilities 4,517 4 4 1,410 1,393
       Wholesale Trade 11,883 1 1 99 75
       Retail Trade 19,138 2 2 360 306
       Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 12,486 1 1 395 139
       Services 49,382 6 6 1,222 1,015
       Not Identified 190 0 0 0 0
     Government 1,371 1 1 127 127
       Federal 43 1 1 127 127
       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 4,114 100.0
 Race/Ethnicity
   White/Non-Hispanic 2,784 67.7
   Black/Non-Hispanic 234 5.7
   Hispanic origin 542 13.2
   American Indian or Alaskan Native 35 0.9
   Asian or Pacific Islander 129 3.1
   Information not available 390 9.5
 Sex
   Male 2,001 48.6
   Female 2,113 51.4
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Veteran Status
   Veteran 519 12.6
   Non-Veteran 3,595 87.4
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Age
   Under 30 808 19.6
   30 to 44 1,849 44.9
   45 to 54 1,103 26.8
   55 and over 350 8.5
   Information not available 4 0.1
Table 3.
Layoff Reason Number of Firms Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Bankruptcy 2 2 450 488
Contract Cancellation 1 1 73 67
Contract Completed 1 1 100 143
Domestic Relocation 1 1 210 210
Financial Difficulty 3 3 619 302
Overseas Relocation 1 1 375 80
Reorganization within the Company 5 5 1,154 1,177
Seasonal 1 1 127 127
Slack Work 3 3 1,288 1,271
Other 1 1 127 127
Data Not Proviced (Does Not Know) 1 1 189 122