Employers in Washington posted 22 WARN Act notices in October 2016, affecting an estimated 1,992 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 260% versus October 2015. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 8 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 4 | 268 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 268 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 6 | 752 |
| Chelan | 6 | 570 |
| Snohomish | 2 | 168 |
| Kittitas | 2 | 96 |
| Douglas | 2 | 72 |
King bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 752 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 4 | 616 |
| Wenatchee | 6 | 570 |
| Tukwila | 2 | 222 |
| Everett | 2 | 168 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 136 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 8 | 617 |
| Layoff | 3 | 379 |
Closures accounted for 31% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital One Investing, LLC | Seattle | 239 | Layoff | 2016-10-03 |
| Capital One | Seattle | 239 | 2016-10-03 | |
| Colonial Vista Retirement Centers | Wenatchee | 149 | Closure | 2016-10-31 |
| Colonial Vista Retirement Centers | Wenatchee | 149 | 2016-10-31 | |
| Jorgensen Forge | Tukwila | 111 | Closure | 2016-10-14 |
| Jorgensen Forge | Tukwila | 111 | 2016-10-14 | |
| Hollander Investments, Inc | Everett | 84 | Layoff | 2016-10-12 |
| Hollander Investments | Everett | 84 | 2016-10-12 | |
| Colonial Vista Retirement Centers | Wenatchee | 70 | Closure | 2016-10-31 |
| Colonial Vista Retirement Centers | Wenatchee | 70 | 2016-10-31 | |
| Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Inc | Seattle | 69 | Closure | 2016-10-31 |
| Ocean Beauty Seafoods | Seattle | 69 | 2016-10-31 | |
| Healthways SC, LLC | Bellevue | 68 | Closure | 2016-10-18 |
| Healthways SC | Bellevue | 68 | 2016-10-18 | |
| Healthy Options, LLC | Wenatchee | 66 | Closure | 2016-10-28 |
The largest notice was filed by Capital One Investing, LLC at its Seattle facility, reporting 239 affected workers. Capital One followed with 239 workers.
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. The Healthcare sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
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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