Employers in Washington filed 4 WARN Act notices in September 2018, impacting roughly 644 workers and up 207% versus September 2017. The average filing covered 161 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 2 | 538 |
The Agriculture sector led the way in workforce reductions with 538 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce | 2 | 538 |
| King | 2 | 106 |
Pierce saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 84% of all affected workers with 538 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | 2 | 538 |
| Bothell | 2 | 106 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 2 | 322 |
Closures accounted for 50% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Farm | Tacoma | 269 | Closure | 2018-09-05 |
| State Farm | Tacoma | 269 | 2018-09-05 | |
| Vertafore | Bothell | 53 | Closure | 2018-09-21 |
| Vertafore | Bothell | 53 | 2018-09-21 |
The single largest action involved State Farm at its Tacoma facility, reporting 269 affected workers. State Farm followed with 269 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Agriculture 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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