Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Third 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	14,128	2	2	612	290
Total, Private	13,398	2	2	612	290
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	135	0	0	0	0
Mining	124	0	0	0	0
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,536	0	0	0	0
Manufacturing	1,131	0	0	0	0
Wholesale Trade	911	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,357	1	1	112	112
Transportation and Warehousing	375	0	0	0	0
Information	392	1	1	500	178
Finance and Insurance	607	0	0	0	0
Real Estate and Rental and leasing	350	0	0	0	0
Professional and Technical Services	1,075	0	0	0	0
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57	0	0	0	0
Administrative and Waste Services	966	0	0	0	0
Educational Services	205	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,216	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	304	0	0	0	0
Accommodation and Food Services	2,111	0	0	0	0
Other Services, except Public Administration	475	0	0	0	0
Unclassified	28	0	0	0	0
Government	728	0	0	0	0
Federal	36	0	0	0	0
State	74	0	0	0	0
Local	618	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	290	100.0%
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	140	48.3%
Black/Non-Hispanic	49	16.9%
Hispanic origin	63	21.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	1	0.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander	6	2.1%
Information not available	31	10.7%
Sex
Male	144	49.7%
Female	146	50.3%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Veteran Status
Veteran	23	7.9%
Non-Veteran	267	92.1%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Age
Under 30	117	40.3%
30 to 44	107	36.9%
45 to 54	43	14.8%
55 and over	23	7.9%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Slack Work	1	1	500	178
Data Not Provided (Refusal)	1	1	112	112