Employers in Washington filed 2 WARN Act notices in January 2011, impacting roughly 468 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 144% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 234 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 468 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 1 | 168 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 168 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound | 1 | 300 |
| Seattle | 1 | 168 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 468 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilchuck Contractors, Inc | Puget Sound | 300 | Layoff | 2011-01-28 |
| DAL Global Services | Seattle | 168 | Layoff | 2011-01-31 |
The single largest action involved Pilchuck Contractors, Inc at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 300 affected workers. DAL Global Services followed with 168 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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