Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) First Quarter 2002
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Table 1.
Major Industry Division Number of Firms Establishments with Layoffs Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Total 132,024 26 27 4,720 3,103
   Total, Private 130,630 24 25 3,328 2,859
     Agriculture 3,538 0 0 0 0
     Nonagriculture 126,873 24 25 3,328 2,859
     Manufacturing 6,083 4 5 864 586
       Durable 3,468 4 5 864 586
       Nondurable 2,615 0 0 0 0
     Nonmanufacturing 120,790 20 20 2,464 2,273
       Mining 970 0 0 0 0
       Construction 17,967 1 1 78 78
       Transportation and Public Utilities 4,836 3 3 479 493
       Wholesale Trade 11,778 1 1 250 80
       Retail Trade 19,568 5 5 734 782
       Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 13,270 4 4 420 361
       Services 52,401 6 6 503 479
       Not Identified 219 0 0 0 0
     Government 1,393 2 2 1,392 244
       Federal 43 2 2 1,392 244
       State 82 0 0 0 0
       Local 1,268 0 0 0 0
     Ownership not identified 1 0 0 0 0
Table 2.
Claimant Characteristic Initial Claims Percent
Total 3,103 100.0
 Race/Ethnicity
   White/Non-Hispanic 1,946 62.7
   Black/Non-Hispanic 213 6.9
   Hispanic origin 437 14.1
   American Indian or Alaskan Native 28 0.9
   Asian or Pacific Islander 83 2.7
   Information not available 396 12.8
 Sex
   Male 1,731 55.8
   Female 1,372 44.2
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Veteran Status
   Veteran 478 15.4
   Non-Veteran 2,625 84.6
   Information not available 0 0.0
 Age
   Under 30 583 18.8
   30 to 44 1,291 41.6
   45 to 54 792 25.5
   55 and over 434 14.0
   Information not available 3 0.1
Table 3.
Layoff Reason Number of Firms Layoff Events Total Separations Initial Claims
Bankruptcy 1 1 124 98
Contract Cancellation 1 1 150 126
Financial Difficulty 1 1 250 80
Reorganization within the Company 4 4 477 444
Seasonal 7 7 2,207 916
Slack Work 1 1 300 239
Other 11 11 1,172 1,172
Data Not Provided (Does Not Know) 1 1 40 28