Employers in Washington filed 6 WARN Act notices in March 2009, impacting roughly 898 workers — representing a pullback from February and roughly flat versus March 2008. The average filing covered 150 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 43 |
The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 50 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Information & Technology reported 43 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Clark | 1 | 70 |
| Pacific | 1 | 50 |
| Pierce | 1 | 43 |
| King | 1 | 24 |
| Cowlitz | 1 | 1 |
Clark felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 8% of all affected workers with 70 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound | 1 | 710 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 70 |
| Raymond | 1 | 50 |
| Sumner | 1 | 43 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 24 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 784 |
| Closure | 3 | 114 |
Closures accounted for 13% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 710 | Layoff | 2009-03-20 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group | Vancouver | 70 | Closure | 2009-03-20 |
| Weyerhaeuser Lumbermill | Raymond | 50 | Layoff | 2009-03-04 |
| Exide Technologies | Sumner | 43 | Closure | 2009-03-31 |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Bellevue | 24 | Layoff | 2009-03-31 |
| Weyerhaeuser Sawmill | Toutle | 1 | Closure | 2009-03-05 |
The single largest action involved Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 710 affected workers. Commercial Vehicle Group followed with 70 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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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