Employers in Washington recorded 5 WARN Act notices in July 2015, covering approximately 546 workers — marking a decline from June and down 62% versus July 2014. The average filing covered 109 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 546 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Whatcom | 2 | 184 |
Whatcom was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 184 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound | 3 | 362 |
| Bellingham | 2 | 184 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 172 |
| Closure | 1 | 92 |
Closures accounted for 17% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 172 | Layoff | 2015-07-22 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 172 | 2015-07-22 | |
| Mount Baker Vapor | Bellingham | 92 | Closure | 2015-07-13 |
| Mount Baker Vapor | Bellingham | 92 | 2015-07-13 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 18 | 2015-07-14 |
Leading the list was Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 172 affected workers. Boeing followed with 172 workers.
The filings reflect 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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