Washington Layoffs — March 2006

Employers in Washington filed 4 WARN Act notices in March 2006, impacting roughly 70 workers — representing a pullback from February and down 88% versus March 2005. The average filing covered 18 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	19

The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 19 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	3	53

King felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 76% of all affected workers with 53 workers across 3 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Bothell	1	49
Bothell, Redmond	1	17
Bellevue	1	2
Redmond	1	2

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	49
Layoff	3	21

The high proportion of closures (70% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Ossur Generation II USA	Bothell	49	Closure	2006-03-20
Cingular Wireless	Bothell, Redmond	17	Layoff	2006-03-02
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Bellevue	2	Layoff	2006-03-13
Cingular Wireless	Redmond	2	Layoff	2006-03-13

The single largest action involved Ossur Generation II USA at its Bothell facility, reporting 49 affected workers. Cingular Wireless followed with 17 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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.