Washington Layoffs — January 2018

Employers in Washington recorded 8 WARN Act notices in January 2018, covering approximately 1,476 workers — marking a sharp increase from December and up 61% versus January 2017. The average filing covered 184 workers, with 4 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 1,476 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	6	990
Clark	2	486

King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 67% of all affected workers with 990 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Camas	2	486
Renton	2	358
Auburn	2	336
Seattle	2	296

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	4	738

Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Georgia Pacific Corporation	Camas	243	Closure	2018-01-30
Georgia-Pacific	Camas	243		2018-01-30
Sam's Club	Renton	179	Closure	2018-01-11
Sam's Club	Renton	179		2018-01-11
Sam's Club	Auburn	168	Closure	2018-01-11
Sam's Club	Auburn	168		2018-01-11
Sam's Club	Seattle	148	Closure	2018-01-11
Sam's Club	Seattle	148		2018-01-11

Leading the list was Georgia Pacific Corporation at its Camas facility, reporting 243 affected workers. Georgia-Pacific followed with 243 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.