Employers in Washington logged 3 WARN Act notices in August 2004, involving roughly 289 workers — falling below July. The average filing covered 96 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 289 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce | 1 | 220 |
| King | 2 | 69 |
Pierce felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 76% of all affected workers with 220 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 1 | 220 |
| Redmond | 2 | 69 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 289 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperValue | Tacoma | 220 | Layoff | 2004-08-04 |
| Microsoft | Redmond | 67 | Layoff | 2004-08-23 |
| Guidant Sales Corp | Redmond | 2 | Layoff | 2004-08-09 |
The biggest impact was at SuperValue at its Tacoma facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Microsoft followed with 67 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Washington's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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