Washington Layoffs — December 2010

Employers in Washington submitted 2 WARN Act notices in December 2010, putting at risk an estimated 450 workers — up substantially from November and up 231% versus December 2009. The average filing covered 225 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Accommodation & Food	1	321
Real Estate	1	129

The Accommodation & Food sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 321 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Real Estate reported 129 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Whatcom	1	321
King	1	129

Whatcom was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 321 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Blaine	1	321
Kirkland	1	129

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	321
Layoff	1	129

The high proportion of closures (71% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Semiahmoo Resort Company, LLC	Blaine	321	Closure	2010-12-20
ZipRealty, Inc	Kirkland	129	Layoff	2010-12-06

Topping the list was Semiahmoo Resort Company, LLC at its Blaine facility, reporting 321 affected workers. ZipRealty, Inc followed with 129 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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.