Employers in Washington recorded 12 WARN Act notices in November 2017, covering approximately 614 workers — marking a sharp increase from October and up 17% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 51 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 4 | 148 |
The Education sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 148 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce | 4 | 176 |
| Snohomish | 2 | 58 |
| King | 2 | 34 |
Pierce absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 176 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| SeaTac | 2 | 342 |
| Tacoma | 2 | 90 |
| Lakewood | 2 | 86 |
| Everett | 2 | 58 |
| Seattle | 2 | 34 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 214 |
| Layoff | 4 | 93 |
Closures accounted for 35% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Aviation, Inc | SeaTac | 171 | Closure | 2017-11-09 |
| ABM Industries | SeaTac | 171 | 2017-11-09 | |
| Zenith Education Group | Tacoma | 45 | Layoff | 2017-11-07 |
| Zenith Education Group | Tacoma | 45 | 2017-11-07 | |
| Northrop Grumman | Lakewood | 43 | Closure | 2017-11-14 |
| Northrop Grumman | Lakewood | 43 | 2017-11-14 | |
| Zenith Education Group | Everett | 29 | Layoff | 2017-11-07 |
| Zenith Education Group | Everett | 29 | 2017-11-07 | |
| The Hacker Group | Seattle | 17 | Layoff | 2017-11-01 |
| The Hacker Group | Seattle | 17 | 2017-11-01 | |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 2 | Layoff | 2017-11-02 |
| Boeing | Puget Sound Area | 2 | 2017-11-02 |
Leading the list was ABM Aviation, Inc at its SeaTac facility, reporting 171 affected workers. ABM Industries followed with 171 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education 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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