Washington Layoffs — November 2016

Employers in Washington filed 6 WARN Act notices in November 2016, impacting roughly 527 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 75% versus November 2015. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 527 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Spokane	2	224
Pierce	2	154
Chelan	1	149

Spokane absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 224 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Airway Heights	2	224
DuPont	2	154
Wenatchee	1	149
Purchase dataset for city details	1	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	189

Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Colonial Vista Retirement Centers	Wenatchee	149		2016-11-30
Garco	Airway Heights	112	Closure	2016-11-15
Garco	Airway Heights	112		2016-11-15
Intel Corporation	DuPont	77	Closure	2016-11-15
Intel	DuPont	77		2016-11-15
Colonial Vista Retirement Centers	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2016-11-30

The single largest action involved Colonial Vista Retirement Centers at its Wenatchee facility, reporting 149 affected workers. Garco followed with 112 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores 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.