Washington Layoffs — June 2004

Employers in Washington submitted 4 WARN Act notices in June 2004, putting at risk an estimated 320 workers — up substantially from May. The average filing covered 80 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	1	174

The Healthcare sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 174 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Spokane	1	174
Lewis	1	80
King	2	66

Spokane absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 54% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Spokane	1	174
Chehalis	1	80
Redmond	2	66

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	2	177
Closure	2	143

Closures accounted for 45% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Sacred Heart Hospital	Spokane	174	Layoff	2004-06-30
Qualex, Inc	Chehalis	80	Closure	2004-06-16
Ibm	Redmond	63	Closure	2004-06-03
Ericsson, Inc	Redmond	3	Layoff	2004-06-10

Topping the list was Sacred Heart Hospital at its Spokane facility, reporting 174 affected workers. Qualex, Inc followed with 80 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.