Employers in Washington submitted 2 WARN Act notices in June 2013, putting at risk an estimated 268 workers — down from May and up 11% versus June 2012. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 268 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 1 | 2 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 1% of all affected workers with 2 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound | 1 | 266 |
| Seattle | 1 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 268 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 266 | Layoff | 2013-06-25 |
| Zynga Inc | Seattle | 2 | Layoff | 2013-06-07 |
Topping the list was Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 266 affected workers. Zynga Inc followed with 2 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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.
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