Washington Layoffs — June 2009

Employers in Washington logged 6 WARN Act notices in June 2009, involving roughly 559 workers — falling below May. The average filing covered 93 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 559 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Pierce	1	240
Clark	1	58
King	2	42

Pierce absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 240 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tacoma	1	240
Puget Sound	1	157
Algona	1	62
Washougal	1	58
Seattle	1	40

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	400
Layoff	2	159

The high proportion of closures (72% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
KeyCorp	Tacoma	240	Closure	2009-06-04
Boeing	Puget Sound	157	Layoff	2009-06-19
Shaw Industries	Algona	62	Closure	2009-06-01
Saint-Gobain Crystals	Washougal	58	Closure	2009-06-12
Merck & Co., Inc	Seattle	40	Closure	2009-06-08
Sun Microsystems, Inc	Bellevue	2	Layoff	2009-06-26

The biggest impact was at KeyCorp at its Tacoma facility, reporting 240 affected workers. Boeing followed with 157 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This data points to a mixed picture for Washington's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.

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.