Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Fourth Quarter 2001
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Table 1.
Major Industry Division Number of Firms Establishments with Layoffs Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Total 132,023 47 48 7,652 7,090
   Total, Private 130,629 46 47 7,354 6,955
     Agriculture 3,538 0 0 0 0
     Nonagriculture 126,872 46 47 7,354 6,955
     Manufacturing 6,083 13 14 2,319 2,601
       Durable 3,468 11 12 2,164 2,446
       Nondurable 2,615 2 2 155 155
     Nonmanufacturing 120,789 33 33 5,035 4,354
       Mining 970 1 1 90 188
       Construction 17,966 9 9 1,086 1,084
       Transportation and Public Utilities 4,836 8 8 1 1,221
       Wholesale Trade 11,778 1 1 130 173
       Retail Trade 19,568 7 7 1,502 859
       Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 13,270 2 2 193 193
       Services 52,401 5 5 688 636
       Not Identified 219 0 0 0 0
     Government 1,393 1 1 298 135
       Federal 43 0 0 0 0
       State 82 0 0 0 0
       Local 1,268 1 1 298 135
     Ownership not identified 1 0 0 0 0
Table 2.
Claimant Characteristic Initial Claims Percent
Total 7,090 100.0
 Race/Ethnicity
   White/Non-Hispanic 4,093 57.7
   Black/Non-Hispanic 291 4.1
   Hispanic origin 1,637 23.1
   American Indian or Alaskan Native 76 1.1
   Asian or Pacific Islander 237 3.3
   Information not available 756 10.7
 Sex
   Male 4,418 62.3
   Female 2,671 37.7
   Information not available 1 0.0
 Veteran Status
   Veteran 977 13.8
   Non-Veteran 6,112 86.2
   Information not available 1 0.0
 Age
   Under 30 1,457 20.6
   30 to 44 2,897 40.9
   45 to 54 1,880 26.5
   55 and over 837 11.8
   Information not available 19 0.3
Table 3.
Layoff Reason Number of Firms Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Bankruptcy 1 1 79 69
Business Ownership Change 1 1 319 319
Contract Cancellation 3 3 413 252
Contract Completed 1 1 53 137
Financial Difficulty 2 2 250 245
Overseas Relocation 1 1 116 116
Reorganization within the Company 8 8 1,294 1,500
Seasonal 13 13 2,463 1,848
Slack Work 5 5 663 602
Other 11 11 1,759 1,759
Data Not Provided (Refusal) 1 1 138 138
Data Not Provided (Does Not Know) 1 1 105 105