13 companies, including Microsoft, are now laying off thousands of workers in Washington state by the first week of August, according to WARN data.
It’s important to note that under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, employers with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more employees at a single site.
So far in 2025, there has been approximately 5,423 WARN layoffs across a total of 30 businesses, per the state’s Department of Labor.
While Washington may not be the state with the most reported job cuts this year, layoffs are now beginning to grow, placing the state in the Top 10, between Ohio and Tennessee for 2025.
Below is a list of businesses laying off in Washington in the coming weeks to months according to the latest WARN filings:
- Del Monte Foods, Inc., 51 job cuts by 8/8/2025.
- Incyte Diagnostics. 310 job cuts by 8/4.
- Microsoft. 305 layoffs by 8/1 (second round).
- Hood Packaging Corporation. 94 layoffs by 8/1.
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Virtual Health Services. 116 job cuts by 7/28.
- Microsoft. 1,985 layoffs by 7/12 (first round).
- College Success Foundation. 100 job cuts by 7/9.
- Starbucks Corporation. 8 job cuts by 7/4.
- MV Transportation. 287 job cuts by 6/30.
- Enterprise for Progress in the Community (EPIC). 198 job cuts by 6/30.
- LifeSkills Connection Inc. 119 layoffs by 6/30.
- Accelerate360 Distribution, LLC – Dakota Merchandising Work Unit. 31 layoffs by 6/28.
- AMT Medical, Inc. dba Velocity medtech. 70 layoffs by 6/23.
On May 13, 2025, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5525 (E2SSB 5525) into law.
This legislation, also known as the “Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act,” requires certain employers to provide a minimum of 60 days’ notice to the state, affected employees, and/or any relevant union before implementing mass layoffs or business closures.
The law goes into effect on July 27, 2025.
Regarding the law’s signing, Governor Ferguson stated, “This notice gives workers a window of time to secure other employment, retraining or necessary benefits.”
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This statement highlights the protective aspect of the new law for workers facing potential job loss.
