Employers in Washington logged 3 WARN Act notices in June 2006, involving roughly 1,153 workers — climbing above May and up 245% versus June 2005. The average filing covered 384 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 1,153 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 903 |
| Yakima | 1 | 250 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 903 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bothell | 1 | 900 |
| Yakima | 1 | 250 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 3 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 1,150 |
| Layoff | 1 | 3 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Mutual | Bothell | 900 | Closure | 2006-06-01 |
| Yakima Resources | Yakima | 250 | Closure | 2006-06-02 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Bellevue | 3 | Layoff | 2006-06-22 |
The biggest impact was at Washington Mutual at its Bothell facility, reporting 900 affected workers. Yakima Resources followed with 250 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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