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Colorado Layoff Tracker

WARN Act filings filed with the Colorado Dept of Labor.

Last updated: Sep 13, 2026 · Showing last 24 months

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Colorado has recorded 118 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 12,046 workers across 72 companies. The most active filer is Battelle with 14 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Pueblo, Denver, and Arapahoe/Douglas. Of these, 56 involved facility closures and 24 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Sep 26, 2024 through Sep 8, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 53 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. Filings in the most recent quarter were higher than the prior quarter, with 15 compared to 8. The five largest employers account for 27 percent of the 12,046 workers affected in this window, led by PNC Bank NA with 777.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
12,046
Filings
118
Companies Affected
72
Avg Workers / Filing
102
Top Employer
PNC Bank NA
777 workers
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Largest filing this month SP Plus - A Metropolis 73 workers

Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 501/mo

Top Cities

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
5,045
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 70% Layoffs — 30%
70%
30%

Filings by Industry

Administrative & Support Services 1,951 workers (16%)
Finance & Insurance 1,412 workers (12%)
Manufacturing 1,317 workers (11%)
Transportation & Warehousing 1,237 workers (10%)
Wholesale Trade 1,138 workers (10%)
Healthcare & Social Assistance 1,095 workers (9%)
Professional & Technical Services 966 workers (8%)
Retail Trade 758 workers (6%)

Based on 99% of filings that include industry classification.

Top Employers Filing in Colorado

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About This Data

Colorado follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Colorado Dept of Labor. Filings through Sep 8, 2026. View source data at Colorado Dept of Labor →

WARN Act rules in Colorado

Colorado has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

65%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 110 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 60 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because Colorado adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 35 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent Colorado Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
SP Plus - A Metropolis Not Provided 73 Not reported
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-08
 2026-09-08
Mission Foods Pueblo Closure 90 2026-10-13
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-14
 2026-08-14
Battelle 9x in 12 mo Pueblo 1 2026-10-12
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-13
 2026-08-13
Battelle 9x in 12 mo Pueblo 1 2026-08-10
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-10
 2026-08-10
Montrose Forest Products Rural Allaince 90 2026-09-08
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-08
 2026-08-08
Battelle 9x in 12 mo Pueblo 12 2026-10-05
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-06
 2026-08-06
Native Roots Denver Closure 141 2026-10-02
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-03
 2026-08-03
TIAA Denver Closure 20 2026-10-01
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-31
 2026-07-31
Tlingt Haida Pikes Peak/El Paso 295 2026-09-28
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-29
 2026-07-29
Public Storage Arapahoe/Douglas Layoff 68 2026-07-22
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-24
 2026-07-24
Show all 115 filings ↓

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