Employers in Washington filed 6 WARN Act notices in January 2005, impacting roughly 524 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 41% versus January 2004. The average filing covered 87 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 243 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 243 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 84 |
| Pierce | 1 | 72 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 16% of all affected workers with 84 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bothell, Redmond | 2 | 243 |
| Des Moines | 1 | 125 |
| Tacoma | 1 | 72 |
| Seattle | 1 | 67 |
| Bothell | 1 | 17 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 399 |
| Closure | 1 | 125 |
Closures accounted for 24% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cingular Wireless | Bothell, Redmond | 155 | Layoff | 2005-01-03 |
| Masonic Retirement Center of WA | Des Moines | 125 | Closure | 2005-01-31 |
| Cingular Wireless | Bothell, Redmond | 88 | Layoff | 2005-01-18 |
| Pacific Marine Maintenance Co | Tacoma | 72 | Layoff | 2005-01-27 |
| PhotoWorks.com | Seattle | 67 | Layoff | 2005-01-20 |
| Phillips Ultrasound, Inc | Bothell | 17 | Layoff | 2005-01-18 |
The single largest action involved Cingular Wireless at its Bothell, Redmond facility, reporting 155 affected workers. Masonic Retirement Center of WA followed with 125 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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