Employers in Washington posted 11 WARN Act notices in December 2023, affecting an estimated 1,074 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to November and up 94% versus December 2022. The average filing covered 98 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 1,074 workers were affected across 11 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 8 | 1,074 |
King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 1,074 workers across 8 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 2 | 584 |
| Kent | 2 | 242 |
| Bellevue | 2 | 134 |
| Renton | 2 | 114 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 0 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Closure | 3 | 470 |
| Layoff | 1 | 67 |
Closures accounted for 44% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zulily LLC | Seattle | 292 | Closure | 2023-12-07 |
| Zulily | Seattle | 292 | 2023-12-07 | |
| REXAM Beverage Can Company (Ball Corp) | Kent | 121 | Closure | 2023-12-28 |
| Rexam | Kent | 121 | 2023-12-28 | |
| Cruise LLC | Bellevue | 67 | Layoff | 2023-12-18 |
| Cruise | Bellevue | 67 | 2023-12-18 | |
| Omron Microscan Systems, Inc | Renton | 57 | Closure | 2023-12-07 |
| Omron Microscan Systems, Inc | Renton | 57 | 2023-12-07 | |
| Zulily | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-12-07 | |
| Omron Microscan Systems, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-12-07 | |
| Cruise | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2023-12-18 |
The largest notice was filed by Zulily LLC at its Seattle facility, reporting 292 affected workers. Zulily followed with 292 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.
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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