CenturyLink Lays Off 150 Employees in Colorado as Part of 1,000 Job Reductions

CenturyLink laid off about 150 employees in Colorado -- 2.5 percent of the workforce -- as part of a larger, countrywide reduction, emailed a spokesman Thursday. The total employee impact, across the entire company, is about 1,000 positions, he said. The layoff in Colorado is the largest reduction per state because Colorado has the largest total of CenturyLink employees in one state, he said. The reduction in staff affects represented and nonrepresented employees in a variety of job positions and departments, the spokesman said.