Employers in Washington logged 4 WARN Act notices in April 2017, involving roughly 254 workers — falling below March and down 78% versus April 2016. The average filing covered 64 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 254 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla | 2 | 176 |
| King | 2 | 78 |
Walla Walla saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 69% of all affected workers with 176 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Burbank | 2 | 176 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 78 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 127 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railex | Burbank | 88 | Layoff | 2017-04-12 |
| Railex | Burbank | 88 | 2017-04-12 | |
| Caradigm LLC | Bellevue | 39 | Layoff | 2017-04-12 |
| Caradigm LLC | Bellevue | 39 | 2017-04-12 |
The biggest impact was at Railex at its Burbank facility, reporting 88 affected workers. Railex followed with 88 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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