Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) First Quarter 2004
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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	14,431	9	9	904	1,053
Total, Private	13,697	9	9	904	1,053
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	191	0	0	0	0
Mining	125	0	0	0	0
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,602	3	3	190	219
Manufacturing	1,148	2	2	330	383
Wholesale Trade	899	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,328	3	3	284	351
Transportation and Warehousing	376	0	0	0	0
Information	394	1	1	100	100
Finance and Insurance	614	0	0	0	0
Real Estate and Rental and leasing	348	0	0	0	0
Professional and Technical Services	1,056	0	0	0	0
Management of Companies and Enterprises	52	0	0	0	0
Administrative and Waste Services	1,020	0	0	0	0
Educational Services	190	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,223	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	357	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,241	0	0	0	0
Other Services, except Public Administration	462	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	28	0	0	0	0
Government	732	0	0	0	0
Federal	36	0	0	0	0
State	73	0	0	0	0
Local	623	0	0	0	0
Ownership not identified	2	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	1,053	100.0
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	519	49.3
Black/Non-Hispanic	52	4.9
Hispanic origin	359	34.1
American Indian or Alaskan Native	8	0.8
Asian or Pacific Islander	8	0.8
Information not available	107	10.2
Sex
Male	780	74.1
Female	273	25.9
Information not available	0	0.0
Veteran Status
Veteran	149	14.2
Non-Veteran	904	85.8
Information not available	0	0.0
Age
Under 30	204	19.4
30 to 44	400	38.0
45 to 54	285	27.1
55 and over	161	15.3
Information not available	3	0.3
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Financial Difficulty	1	1	100	100
Product Line Discontinued	1	1	130	96
Seasonal	6	6	564	747
Data Not Provided (Refusal)	1	1	110	110