Colorado Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS) Third 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	14,130	5	5	4,691	665
Total, Private	13,400	5	5	4,691	665
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	1,132	1	1	95	90
Wholesale Trade	911	0	0	0	0
Retail Trade	1,357	0	0	0	0
Transportation and Warehousing	376	0	0	0	0
Information	392	1	1	96	96
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	1	1	200	289
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	4,300	190
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	665	100.0%
Race/Ethnicity		0.0%
White/Non-Hispanic	472	71.0%
Black/Non-Hispanic	25	3.8%
Hispanic origin	88	13.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	4	0.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander	19	2.9%
Information not available	57	8.6%
Sex
Male	446	67.1%
Female	219	32.9%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Veteran Status
Veteran	105	15.8%
Non-Veteran	560	84.2%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Age
Under 30	76	11.4%
30 to 44	232	34.9%
45 to 54	196	29.5%
55 and over	161	24.2%
Information not available	0	0.0%
Table 3. MLS Events by Reason
Layoff Reason	Number of Firms	Layoff Events	Total Separations	Initial Claims
Contract Completed	1	1	200	289
Reorganization within the Company	1	1	95	90
Seasonal	2	2	4300	190
Other	1	1	96	96