Employers in Washington filed 3 WARN Act notices in May 2013, impacting roughly 731 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 41% versus May 2012. The average filing covered 244 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 731 workers were affected across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis | 1 | 150 |
Lewis bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 21% of all affected workers with 150 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Yakima County | 1 | 328 |
| Puget Sound | 1 | 253 |
| Chehalis | 1 | 150 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 731 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic | Yakima County | 328 | Layoff | 2013-05-08 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 253 | Layoff | 2013-05-21 |
| RoadLink Workforce Solutions | Chehalis | 150 | Layoff | 2013-05-16 |
The single largest action involved Epic at its Yakima County facility, reporting 328 affected workers. Boeing followed with 253 workers.
The data underscores 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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