Employers in Washington logged 2 WARN Act notices in August 2010, involving roughly 121 workers — falling below July and down 79% versus August 2009. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 121 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Whatcom | 1 | 71 |
Whatcom felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 59% of all affected workers with 71 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 1 | 71 |
| Fort Lewis | 1 | 50 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 71 |
| Layoff | 1 | 50 |
The high proportion of closures (59% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icicle Seafoods, Inc | Bellingham | 71 | Closure | 2010-08-02 |
| Skookum Fleet Management | Fort Lewis | 50 | Layoff | 2010-08-20 |
The biggest impact was at Icicle Seafoods, Inc at its Bellingham facility, reporting 71 affected workers. Skookum Fleet Management followed with 50 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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