Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Fourth 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	21	21	4,526	2,889
Total, Private	13,610	21	21	4,526	2,889
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	137	0	0	0	0
Mining	110	1	1	90	135
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,575	9	9	1,225	925
Manufacturing	1,185	4	4	1,598	732
Wholesale Trade	946	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,414	4	4	1,387	871
Transportation and Warehousing	389	0	0	0	0
Information	412	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	78	78
Educational Services	197	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,217	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	303	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,119	2	2	148	148
Other Services, except Public Administration	473	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	30	0	0	0	0
Government	718	0	0	0	0
Federal	35	0	0	0	0
State	73	0	0	0	0
Local	610	0	0	0	0
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	2,889	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	1,531	53.0
Black/Non-Hispanic	119	4.1
Hispanic origin	950	32.9
American Indian or Alaskan Native	30	1.0
Asian or Pacific Islander	37	1.3
Information not available	222	7.7
Sex
Male	2,125	73.6
Female	764	26.4
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	345	11.9
Non-Veteran	2,544	88.1
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	532	18.4
30 to 44	1,083	37.5
45 to 54	814	28.2
55 and over	454	15.7
Information not available	6	0.2
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Financial Difficulty	1	1	800	330
Seasonal	13	13	2040	1866
Slack Work	4	4	1448	455
Other	3	3	238	238