Employers in Washington logged 11 WARN Act notices in December 2018, involving roughly 522 workers — climbing above November and up 703% versus December 2017. The average filing covered 47 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 522 workers were affected across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 116 |
| Thurston | 2 | 52 |
King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 116 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, Bellevue | 2 | 204 |
| Everett and Renton | 2 | 150 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 116 |
| Lacey | 2 | 52 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 186 |
| Layoff | 1 | 75 |
Closures accounted for 36% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julep Beauty | Seattle, Bellevue | 102 | Closure | 2018-12-21 |
| Julep Beauty | Seattle, Bellevue | 102 | 2018-12-21 | |
| Employee Transportation Services | Everett and Renton | 75 | Layoff | 2018-12-18 |
| Employee Transportation Services | Everett and Renton | 75 | 2018-12-18 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Bellevue | 58 | Closure | 2018-12-06 |
| Thomson Reuters | Bellevue | 58 | 2018-12-06 | |
| Providence | Lacey | 26 | Closure | 2018-12-03 |
| Providence | Lacey | 26 | 2018-12-03 | |
| Providence | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-12-03 | |
| Thomson Reuters | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-12-06 | |
| Employee Transportation Services | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2018-12-18 |
The biggest impact was at Julep Beauty at its Seattle, Bellevue facility, reporting 102 affected workers. Julep Beauty followed with 102 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to 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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