Washington Layoffs — July 2005

Employers in Washington filed 5 WARN Act notices in July 2005, impacting roughly 903 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 32% versus July 2004. The average filing covered 181 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	1	10

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 10 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	3	106

King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 12% of all affected workers with 106 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Bangor	1	787
Seattle	2	73
Bothell	1	33
Bothell, Redmond	1	10

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	5	903

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
IAP World Services	Bangor	787	Layoff	2005-07-25
Corixa Corp	Seattle	70	Layoff	2005-07-13
Phillips Ultrasound, Inc	Bothell	33	Layoff	2005-07-15
Cingular Wireless	Bothell, Redmond	10	Layoff	2005-07-22
PhotoWorks.com	Seattle	3	Layoff	2005-07-13

The single largest action involved IAP World Services at its Bangor facility, reporting 787 affected workers. Corixa Corp followed with 70 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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.