Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Fourth Quarter 2002
(This page contains 3 tables-- scroll down to view)
Table 1. MLS Events by NAICS Division
Major Industry Division	Number of Firms	Establishments with Layoffs	Layoff Events	Total  Separations	Initial Claims
Total	132,049	33	33	7,755	5,536
Total, Private	130,651	29	29	5,932	4,800
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	1,196	0	0	0	0
Mining	912	1	1	166	166
Utilities	218	0	0	0	0
Construction	18,574	11	11	1,698	1,330
Manufacturing	5,992	8	8	1,280	1,351
Wholesale Trade	11,214	1	1	213	213
Retail Trade	12,812	2	2	343	343
Transportation and Warehousing	2,925	0	0	0	0
Information	3,337	3	3	1,137	934
Finance and Insurance	6,622	0	0	0	0
Real Estate and Rental and leasing	6,973	0	0	0	0
Professional and Technical Services	20,348	0	0	0	0
Management of Companies and Enterprises	196	0	0	0	0
Administrative and Waste Services	7,576	2	2	836	204
Educational Services	1,556	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	8,823	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	2,013	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and Food Services	8,411	1	1	259	259
Other Services, except Public Administration	10,713	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	240	0	0	0	0
Government	1,394	4	4	1,823	736
Federal	44	3	3	1,692	575
State	82	0	0	0	0
Local	1,268	1	1	131	161
Ownership not identified	4	0	0	0	0
Table 2. Characteristics of Initial Claims
Claimant Characteristic	Initial Claims	Percent
Total	5,536	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	3,182	57.5
Black/Non-Hispanic	306	5.5
Hispanic origin	1,332	24.1
American Indian or Alaskan Native	46	0.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	80	1.4
Information not available	590	10.7
Sex
Male	3,908	70.6
Female	1,628	29.4
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	789	14.3
Non-Veteran	4,747	85.7
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	974	17.6
30 to 44	2,206	39.8
45 to 54	1,575	28.5
55 and over	770	13.9
Information not available	11	0.2
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Contract Completion	2	2	203	252
Non-natural Disaster	1	1	687	55
Reorganization within the Company	1	1	358	155
Seasonal	10	10	3,079	1,697
Slack Work	5	5	701	650
Other	13	13	2,560	2,560
Data Not Provided (Does not know)	1	1	167	167