Employers in Washington recorded 10 WARN Act notices in May 2017, covering approximately 3,146 workers — marking a sharp increase from April and up 36% versus May 2016. The average filing covered 315 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 3,146 workers were affected across 10 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 4 | 118 |
King bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 4% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Puget Sound Area | 5 | 2,079 |
| SeaTac | 1 | 949 |
| Seattle | 2 | 90 |
| Woodinville | 2 | 28 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 3 | 962 |
| Closure | 1 | 14 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menzies Aviation | SeaTac | 949 | 2017-05-01 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 580 | Layoff | 2017-05-08 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 580 | 2017-05-08 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 337 | Layoff | 2017-05-23 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 337 | 2017-05-23 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 245 | 2017-05-19 | |
| Electronic Arts Inc | Seattle | 45 | Layoff | 2017-05-08 |
| Electronic Arts Inc | Seattle | 45 | 2017-05-08 | |
| Spectrum Glass Company | Woodinville | 14 | Closure | 2017-05-01 |
| Spectrum Glass Company | Woodinville | 14 | 2017-05-01 |
Leading the list was Menzies Aviation at its SeaTac facility, reporting 949 affected workers. Boeing followed with 580 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks.
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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