Employers in Washington posted 12 WARN Act notices in June 2023, affecting an estimated 1,404 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to May and up 179% versus June 2022. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | 576 |
The Healthcare sector saw the heaviest impact with 576 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Whatcom | 2 | 772 |
| King | 4 | 46 |
Whatcom absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 772 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 2 | 772 |
| Tukwila | 2 | 576 |
| Redmond | 2 | 44 |
| Island, King, Spokane, Okanogan Counties | 2 | 8 |
| Seattle | 2 | 2 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 5 | 414 |
| Closure | 1 | 288 |
Closures accounted for 21% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aramark Campus, LLC | Bellingham | 386 | Layoff | 2023-06-28 |
| Aramark | Bellingham | 386 | 2023-06-28 | |
| Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital LLC | Tukwila | 288 | Closure | 2023-06-01 |
| Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital LLC | Tukwila | 288 | 2023-06-01 | |
| Microsoft | Redmond | 22 | Layoff | 2023-06-05 |
| Microsoft | Redmond | 22 | 2023-06-05 | |
| Bitwise Industries, Inc | Island, King, Spokane, Okanogan Counties | 4 | Layoff | 2023-06-14 |
| Bitwise Industries | Island, King, Spokane, Okanogan Counties | 4 | 2023-06-14 | |
| Los Angeles Times Communications LLC | Seattle | 1 | Layoff | 2023-06-09 |
| Los Angeles Times Communications LLC | Seattle | 1 | 2023-06-09 | |
| BWRD, LLC (Stria) | King County | 1 | Layoff | 2023-06-15 |
| BWRD, LLC (Stria) | King County | 1 | 2023-06-15 |
The largest notice was filed by Aramark Campus, LLC at its Bellingham facility, reporting 386 affected workers. Aramark followed with 386 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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