Washington Layoffs — May 2022

Employers in Washington filed 8 WARN Act notices in May 2022, impacting roughly 366 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 12% versus May 2021. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 366 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
King	6	282
Clark	2	84

King bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 282 workers across 6 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Duvall	2	204
Vancouver	2	84
Seattle	2	76
Auburn	2	2

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	2	103
Layoff	2	80

Closures accounted for 28% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Soli Organic, Inc	Duvall	102	Closure	2022-05-31
Soli Organic	Duvall	102		2022-05-31
Hawthorne Gardening Company	Vancouver	42	Layoff	2022-05-25
Hawthorne Gardening Company	Vancouver	42		2022-05-25
Ideoclick, Inc	Seattle	38	Layoff	2022-05-03
Ideoclick, Inc	Seattle	38		2022-05-03
Service Response Partners LLC	Auburn	1	Closure	2022-05-23
Service Response Partners LLC	Auburn	1		2022-05-23

The single largest action involved Soli Organic, Inc at its Duvall facility, reporting 102 affected workers. Soli Organic followed with 102 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.