Washington Layoffs — June 2022

Employers in Washington submitted 6 WARN Act notices in June 2022, putting at risk an estimated 503 workers — up substantially from May and up 43% versus June 2021. The average filing covered 84 workers, with 2 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 503 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Yakima	2	250
Pierce	2	143
Thurston	2	110

Yakima absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 250 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Yakima	2	250
Sumner	2	143
Lacey	2	110

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Layoff	1	125
Closure	2	82

Closures accounted for 16% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Kershaw Fruit and Cold Storage	Yakima	125	Layoff	2022-06-06
Kershaw Fruit and Cold Storage	Yakima	125		2022-06-06
Shining Ocean, Inc. d/b/a Aquamar	Sumner	116		2022-06-13
VSPOne Olympia	Lacey	55	Closure	2022-06-29
VSPOne	Lacey	55		2022-06-29
Shining Ocean, Inc. d/b/a Aquamar	Sumner	27	Closure	2022-06-13

Topping the list was Kershaw Fruit and Cold Storage at its Yakima facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Kershaw Fruit and Cold Storage followed with 125 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

These figures highlight 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.