Employers in Washington recorded 11 WARN Act notices in March 2019, covering approximately 500 workers — marking a decline from February and down 20% versus March 2018. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 2 | 80 |
The Retail sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 80 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 1 | 113 |
| Clark | 1 | 80 |
| Pierce | 1 | 67 |
| Spokane | 1 | 64 |
King felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 113 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| SeaTac | 1 | 176 |
| Seattle | 1 | 113 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 80 |
| Sumner | 1 | 67 |
| Spokane | 1 | 64 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 260 |
| Layoff | 2 | 240 |
The high proportion of closures (52% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABM Aviation, Inc | SeaTac | 176 | Layoff | 2019-03-08 |
| JCPenney | Seattle | 113 | Closure | 2019-03-01 |
| Walmart | Vancouver | 80 | Closure | 2019-03-25 |
| Brooks | Sumner | 67 | Closure | 2019-03-05 |
| Web.com | Spokane | 64 | Layoff | 2019-03-29 |
| Penney OpCo LLC dba JCPenney | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-01 | |
| Brooks | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-05 | |
| ABM Industries | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-08 | |
| Walmart | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-25 | |
| Web.com | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-29 | |
| HMSHost | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2019-03-31 |
Leading the list was ABM Aviation, Inc at its SeaTac facility, reporting 176 affected workers. JCPenney followed with 113 workers.
The filings reflect a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Retail 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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