Employers in Washington reported 6 WARN Act notices in July 2004, displacing an estimated 684 workers — signaling an acceleration from June. The average filing covered 114 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 1 | 134 |
The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 134 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Chelan | 1 | 400 |
| King | 3 | 167 |
| Snohomish | 1 | 82 |
| Kitsap | 1 | 35 |
Chelan was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 58% of all affected workers with 400 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Malaga | 1 | 400 |
| Federal Way | 1 | 134 |
| Mountlake Terrace | 1 | 82 |
| Silverdale | 1 | 35 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 31 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 437 |
| Closure | 3 | 247 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa-Wenatchee | Malaga | 400 | Layoff | 2004-07-30 |
| Target | Federal Way | 134 | Closure | 2004-07-30 |
| Premera Blue Cross | Mountlake Terrace | 82 | Closure | 2004-07-28 |
| Johnson Controls | Silverdale | 35 | Layoff | 2004-07-22 |
| Brown & Williamson Tobacco | Bellevue | 31 | Closure | 2004-07-06 |
| Guidant Sales Corp | Kirkland | 2 | Layoff | 2004-07-29 |
The most significant filing came from Alcoa-Wenatchee at its Malaga facility, reporting 400 affected workers. Target followed with 134 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.
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