Employers in Washington logged 12 WARN Act notices in April 2023, involving roughly 9,673 workers — climbing above March and up 873% versus April 2022. The average filing covered 806 workers, with 5 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 4 | 243 |
The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 243 workers across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 2 | 232 |
| King | 2 | 158 |
Spokane saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 2% of all affected workers with 232 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | 1 | 9,266 |
| Spokane | 2 | 232 |
| Seattle | 2 | 158 |
| Seattle, Tacoma | 1 | 17 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 6 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 5 | 9,656 |
| Layoff | 1 | 17 |
The high proportion of closures (100% of affected workers) suggests structural shifts rather than temporary cutbacks in Washington's labor market.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David's Bridal LLC | Nationwide | 9,266 | Closure | 2023-04-17 |
| Durham School Services | Spokane | 226 | Closure | 2023-04-25 |
| Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership | Seattle | 115 | Closure | 2023-04-12 |
| Q2 Solutions | Seattle | 43 | Closure | 2023-04-03 |
| Summit Public Schools Washington | Seattle, Tacoma | 17 | Layoff | 2023-04-28 |
| Elkay Interior Systems, Inc | Spokane | 6 | Closure | 2023-04-26 |
| Q2 Solutions | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-03 | |
| Phoenix Processor Limited Partnership | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-12 | |
| David's Bridal | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-17 | |
| Durham School Services | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-25 | |
| Elkay Interior Systems | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-26 | |
| Summit Public Schools Washington | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-04-28 |
The biggest impact was at David's Bridal LLC at its Nationwide facility, reporting 9,266 affected workers. Durham School Services followed with 226 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education 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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