Employers in Washington reported 4 WARN Act notices in September 2017, displacing an estimated 210 workers — signaling a deceleration from August and down 44% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 52 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 210 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 174 |
King saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 83% of all affected workers with 174 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bothell | 2 | 174 |
| Puget Sound Area | 2 | 36 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 1 | 87 |
| Layoff | 1 | 18 |
Closures accounted for 41% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associated Materials, Inc | Bothell | 87 | Closure | 2017-09-26 |
| Associated Materials | Bothell | 87 | 2017-09-26 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 18 | Layoff | 2017-09-18 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 18 | 2017-09-18 |
The most significant filing came from Associated Materials, Inc at its Bothell facility, reporting 87 affected workers. Associated Materials followed with 87 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate 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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