Employers in Washington filed 5 WARN Act notices in September 2024, impacting roughly 36 workers — representing a pullback from August and down 98% versus September 2023. The average filing covered 7 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Washington this month. A total of 36 workers were affected across 5 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| King | 3 | 30 |
King saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 83% of all affected workers with 30 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bothell | 3 | 30 |
| Various | 1 | 3 |
| Various locations in Washington | 1 | 3 |
| Type | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Layoff | 2 | 13 |
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGC Biologics, Inc | Bothell | 10 | Layoff | 2024-09-18 |
| AGC Biologics, Inc | Bothell | 10 | 2024-09-18 | |
| AGC Biologics, Inc | Bothell | 10 | 2024-09-19 | |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | Various | 3 | Layoff | 2024-09-09 |
| Lost Boys Interactive, LLC | Various locations in Washington | 3 | 2024-09-09 |
The single largest action involved AGC Biologics, Inc at its Bothell facility, reporting 10 affected workers. AGC Biologics, Inc followed with 10 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Washington, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.
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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