Employers in Washington recorded 6 WARN Act notices in March 2007, covering approximately 287 workers — marking a sharp increase from February and up 310% versus March 2006. The average filing covered 48 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 205 |
| Utilities | 1 | 2 |
The Finance & Insurance sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 205 workers across 1 notice. At the same time, Utilities reported 2 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 1 | 205 |
| Clark | 1 | 76 |
| King | 3 | 4 |
| Kitsap | 1 | 2 |
Spokane felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 205 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 1 | 205 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 76 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 2 |
| Bremerton | 1 | 2 |
| Bothell | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 4 | 283 |
| Closure | 2 | 4 |
Closures accounted for 1% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Spokane | 205 | Layoff | 2007-03-15 |
| Millenium Funding Group | Vancouver | 76 | Layoff | 2007-03-06 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Bellevue | 2 | Closure | 2007-03-01 |
| Electric Boat | Bremerton | 2 | Closure | 2007-03-02 |
| ICOS Corporation | Bothell | 1 | Layoff | 2007-03-06 |
| ICOS Corporation | Bothell | 1 | Layoff | 2007-03-22 |
Leading the list was Bank of America at its Spokane facility, reporting 205 affected workers. Millenium Funding Group followed with 76 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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