Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) First Quarter 2003
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Table 1. MLS Events by NAICS Division
Major Industry Division	Number of Firms*	Establishments with Layoffs	Layoff Events	Total  Separations	Initial Claims
Total	14,329	20	20	5,973	3,542
Total, Private	13,607	18	18	5,749	3,349
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	137	0	0	0	0
Mining	110	1	1	100	227
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,575	2	2	231	209
Manufacturing	1,185	5	5	2,152	935
Wholesale Trade	946	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,414	5	5	1,382	1,057
Transportation and Warehousing	389	1	1	283	283
Information	411	4	4	1,601	638
Finance and Insurance	617	0	0	0	0
Real Estate and Rental and leasing	358	0	0	0	0
Professional and Technical Services	1,096	0	0	0	0
Management of Companies and Enterprises	43	0	0	0	0
Administrative and Waste Services	945	0	0	0	0
Educational Services	197	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,216	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	303	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,119	0	0	0	0
Other Services, except Public Administration	473	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	30	0	0	0	0
Government	718	2	2	224	193
Federal	35	1	1	104	104
State	73	0	0	0	0
Local	610	1	1	120	89
Ownership not identified	4	0	0	0	0
*Number of Firms includes only Colorado firms with 20 or more employees.
Table 2. Characteristics of Initial Claims
Claimant Characteristic	Initial Claims	Percent
Total	3,542	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	2,098	59.2
Black/Non-Hispanic	207	5.8
Hispanic origin	695	19.6
American Indian or Alaskan Native	37	1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander	81	2.3
Information not available	424	12.0
Sex
Male	2,179	61.5
Female	1,363	38.5
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	509	14.4
Non-Veteran	3,033	85.6
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	684	19.3
30 to 44	1,354	38.2
45 to 54	961	27.1
55 and over	541	15.3
Information not available	2	0.1
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Bankruptcy	1	1	283	283
Business Ownership Change	1	1	1200	229
Contract Completed	1	1	120	89
Financial Difficulty	2	2	1,300	272
Reorganization within the Company	1	1	120	104
Seasonal	5	5	1,515	1,337
Slack Work	4	4	664	477
Other	1	1	320	300
Data Not Provided (Does Not Know)	4	4	451	451