Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) First Quarter 2005
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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	8	8	1,844	978
Total, Private	13,398	8	8	1,844	978
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	1	1	50	67
Manufacturing	1,131	1	1	800	272
Wholesale Trade	911	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,357	3	3	319	316
Transportation and Warehousing	375	0	0	0	0
Information	392	1	1	300	130
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	1	1	150	74
Management of Companies and Enterprises	57	0	0	0	0
Administrative and Waste Services	966	1	1	225	119
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	978	100.0%
Race/Ethnicity
White/Non-Hispanic	449	45.9%
Black/Non-Hispanic	36	3.7%
Hispanic origin	387	39.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	7	0.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander	19	1.9%
Information not available	80	8.2%
Sex
Male	579	59.2%
Female	399	40.8%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Veteran Status
Veteran	126	12.9%
Non-Veteran	852	87.1%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Age
Under 30	220	22.5%
30 to 44	400	40.9%
45 to 54	224	22.9%
55 and over	133	13.6%
Information not available	1	0.1%
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Contract Cancellation	1	1	150	74
Financial Difficulty	1	1	300	130
Seasonal	2	2	150	164
Slack Work	2	2	1025	391
Other	1	1	119	119
Data Not Provided (Refusal)	1	1	100	100