Employers in Washington filed 10 WARN Act notices in November 2022, impacting roughly 2,179 workers — representing a pullback from October and up 665% versus November 2021. The average filing covered 218 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 260 |
The Healthcare sector led the way in workforce reductions with 260 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 6 | 1,917 |
| Thurston | 2 | 2 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 88% of all affected workers with 1,917 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 4 | 1,303 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 614 |
| Fife | 2 | 260 |
| Olympia | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 1,065 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Seattle | 419 | Layoff | 2022-11-11 |
| Meta/Facebook | Seattle | 419 | 2022-11-11 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | Bellevue | 307 | Layoff | 2022-11-11 |
| Meta/Facebook | Bellevue | 307 | 2022-11-11 | |
| Seattle | 257 | 2022-11-04 | ||
| Twitter, Inc | Seattle | 208 | Layoff | 2022-11-04 |
| American Medical Response, Pierce County | Fife | 130 | Layoff | 2022-11-29 |
| American Medical Response | Fife | 130 | 2022-11-29 | |
| Astra Space, Inc | Olympia | 1 | Layoff | 2022-11-09 |
| Astra Space | Olympia | 1 | 2022-11-09 |
The single largest action involved Meta Platforms, Inc at its Seattle facility, reporting 419 affected workers. Meta/Facebook followed with 419 workers.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Washington's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Healthcare 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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