Employers in Washington logged 4 WARN Act notices in August 2016, involving roughly 360 workers — falling below July and down 60% versus August 2015. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 360 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 128 |
King felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 128 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound | 2 | 232 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 128 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 116 |
| Closure | 1 | 64 |
Closures accounted for 18% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 116 | Layoff | 2016-08-24 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound | 116 | 2016-08-24 | |
| W.G. Cells | Bellevue | 64 | Closure | 2016-08-24 |
| W.G. Cells | Bellevue | 64 | 2016-08-24 |
The biggest impact was at Boeing at its Puget Sound facility, reporting 116 affected workers. Boeing followed with 116 workers.
This data points to 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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