Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Fourth 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	21	21	5,106	2,345
Total, Private	13,398	21	21	5,106	2,345
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	135	0	0	0	0
Mining	124	1	1	150	133
Utilities	43	0	0	0	0
Construction	1,536	9	9	1,723	1,026
Manufacturing	1,131	1	1	98	60
Wholesale Trade	911	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,357	1	1	148	148
Transportation and Warehousing	375	0	0	0	0
Information	392	2	2	198	250
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	4	4	607	387
Educational Services	205	0	0	0	0
Health Care and Social Assistance	1,216	0	0	0	0
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	304	2	2	2,100	259
Accommodation and Food Services	2,111	1	1	82	82
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	2,345	100.0%
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	1,241	52.9%
Black/Non-Hispanic	122	5.2%
Hispanic origin	757	32.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	22	0.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander	18	0.8%
Information not available	185	7.9%
Sex
Male	1,707	72.8%
Female	638	27.2%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Veteran Status
Veteran	278	11.9%
Non-Veteran	2,067	88.1%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Age
Under 30	490	20.9%
30 to 44	869	37.1%
45 to 54	613	26.1%
55 and over	366	15.6%
Information not available	7	0.3%
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Financial Difficulty	2	2	195	225
Reorganization within the Company	2	2	286	205
Seasonal	13	13	4055	1500
Slack Work	2	2	298	143
Other	1	1	124	124
Data Not Provided (Refusal)	1	1	148	148