Employers in Washington filed 2 WARN Act notices in July 2014, impacting roughly 1,446 workers — representing a notable rise over June and up 230% versus July 2013. The average filing covered 723 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 1,446 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 1 | 1,351 |
King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 93% of all affected workers with 1,351 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond | 1 | 1,351 |
| Puget Sound | 1 | 95 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 1,446 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Redmond | 1,351 | Layoff | 2014-07-17 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 95 | Layoff | 2014-07-21 |
The single largest action involved Microsoft at its Redmond facility, reporting 1,351 affected workers. Boeing followed with 95 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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