Washington Layoffs — September 2013

Employers in Washington recorded 5 WARN Act notices in September 2013, covering approximately 647 workers — marking a sharp increase from August and up 28% versus September 2012. The average filing covered 129 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 647 workers were affected across 5 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Lewis	1	86
Thurston	1	76
King	1	58

Lewis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 86 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Puget Sound	1	266
Bellevue & Kirkland	1	161
Chehalis	1	86
Lacey	1	76
Renton	1	58

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	381
Layoff	1	266

The high proportion of closures (59% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Boeing	Puget Sound	266	Layoff	2013-09-23
Sprint	Bellevue & Kirkland	161	Closure	2013-09-09
RoadLink Workforce Solutions	Chehalis	86	Closure	2013-09-03
Mike Campbell & Associates	Lacey	76	Closure	2013-09-10
RockTenn	Renton	58	Closure	2013-09-30

Leading the list was Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 266 affected workers. Sprint followed with 161 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The filings reflect 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.