Employers in Washington logged 2 WARN Act notices in August 2022, involving roughly 90 workers — falling below July. The average filing covered 45 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 90 workers were affected across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2 | 90 |
Grant felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 90 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Royal City | 2 | 90 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 1 | 45 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Ridge Fruit and Cold Storage, LLC | Royal City | 45 | Layoff | 2022-08-17 |
| Royal Ridge Fruit and Cold Storage | Royal City | 45 | 2022-08-17 |
The biggest impact was at Royal Ridge Fruit and Cold Storage, LLC at its Royal City facility, reporting 45 affected workers. Royal Ridge Fruit and Cold Storage followed with 45 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Washington's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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