Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Third 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	14,332	12	12	2,196	1,650
Total, Private	13,609	7	7	1,627	1,081
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	137	0	0	0	0
Mining	110	0	0	0	0
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,575	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing	1,185	2	2	702	381
Wholesale Trade	946	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,414	1	1	243	243
Transportation and Warehousing	389	1	1	90	90
Information	411	0	0	0	0
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	946	1	1	83	83
Educational Services	197	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,217	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	303	2	2	509	284
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	5	5	569	569
Federal	35	1	1	115	115
State	73	1	1	100	100
Local	610	3	3	354	354
Ownership not identified	5	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	1,650	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	955	57.9
Black/Non-Hispanic	159	9.6
Hispanic origin	321	19.5
American Indian or Alaskan Native	11	0.7
Asian or Pacific Islander	43	2.6
Information not available	161	9.8
Sex
Male	811	49.2
Female	839	50.8
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	172	10.4
Non-Veteran	1,478	89.6
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	322	19.5
30 to 44	610	37.0
45 to 54	467	28.3
55 and over	250	15.2
Information not available	1	0.1
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Financial Difficulty	4	4	854	529
Overseas Relocation	1	1	202	206
Seasonal	3	3	752	527
Other	4	4	388	388