Employers in Washington filed 12 WARN Act notices in January 2023, impacting roughly 3,486 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 750% versus January 2022. The average filing covered 290 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation & Food | 1 | 147 |
The Accommodation & Food sector led the way in workforce reductions with 147 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 2 | 257 |
King absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 7% of all affected workers with 257 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, Bellevue | 1 | 2,300 |
| Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah | 1 | 878 |
| Bellevue | 1 | 147 |
| Redmond | 1 | 110 |
| Camas, Vancouver | 1 | 42 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 3,339 |
| Closure | 1 | 147 |
Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Seattle, Bellevue | 2,300 | Layoff | 2023-01-18 |
| Microsoft | Redmond, Bellevue, Issaquah | 878 | Layoff | 2023-01-18 |
| Brinker International Payroll Co LP, Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant | Bellevue | 147 | Closure | 2023-01-03 |
| Compass Group USA, Inc | Redmond | 110 | Layoff | 2023-01-30 |
| SIGMA DESIGN, Inc | Camas, Vancouver | 42 | Layoff | 2023-01-17 |
| Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc | Seattle, Spokane | 9 | Layoff | 2023-01-11 |
| Brinker International | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-03 | |
| Specialized Bicycle | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-11 | |
| Sigma Design | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-17 | |
| Microsoft | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-18 | |
| Amazon | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-18 | |
| Compass Group USA | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-01-30 |
The single largest action involved Amazon at its Seattle, Bellevue facility, reporting 2,300 affected workers. Microsoft followed with 878 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Accommodation & Food 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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