Washington Layoffs — January 2004

Employers in Washington reported 3 WARN Act notices in January 2004, displacing an estimated 371 workers. The average filing covered 124 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	161
Information & Technology	1	60

The Healthcare sector topped the list of affected industries with 161 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Information & Technology reported 60 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	2	311
Spokane	1	60

King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 311 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Seattle	2	311
Liberty Lake	1	60

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	210
Closure	1	161

Closures accounted for 43% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Swedish Medical Center	Seattle	161	Closure	2004-01-23
Experience Music Project	Seattle	150	Layoff	2004-01-20
Software Spectrum	Liberty Lake	60	Layoff	2004-01-12

The most significant filing came from Swedish Medical Center at its Seattle facility, reporting 161 affected workers. Experience Music Project followed with 150 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Washington. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Washington WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.