Washington Layoffs — February 2015

Employers in Washington posted 8 WARN Act notices in February 2015, affecting an estimated 1,154 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 191% versus February 2014. The average filing covered 144 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 1,154 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	4	396
Spokane	2	120

King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 396 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Puget Sound	2	638
Bellevue	2	314
Spokane	2	120
Seattle	2	82

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	4	577

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Boeing	Puget Sound	319	Layoff	2015-02-26
Boeing	Puget Sound	319		2015-02-26
Trulia	Bellevue	157	Layoff	2015-02-26
Trulia	Bellevue	157		2015-02-26
Ambassador Programs, Inc	Spokane	60	Layoff	2015-02-26
Ambassador Programs, Inc	Spokane	60		2015-02-26
Emeritus Senior Living	Seattle	41	Layoff	2015-02-03
Emeritus Senior Living	Seattle	41		2015-02-03

The largest notice was filed by Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 319 affected workers. Boeing followed with 319 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest 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.