Washington Employment Security Department

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Publishes WARN layoff notices and administers unemployment benefits

Amazon filed its fifth Washington layoff notice of 2026 on Nov. 2, covering 95 Seattle employees with a layoff date of Dec. 7. The prior notice, in August, covered 121 workers in Seattle, Bellevue and Sumner, and their separations ran from Oct. 1 through Oct. 27.

Updated 7 days ago

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Received WARN notice

Alaska Airlines told Washington state on Oct. 30 that it plans to lay off 121 workers in Seattle, with the cuts dated to take effect Dec. 31. The filing is a WARN notice, a federal requirement that employers give 60 days' notice of mass layoffs.

Updated 7 days ago

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Collects and publishes WARN notices from employers

Starbucks will permanently close five Washington coffeehouses and cut eight jobs at its Seattle headquarters, part of a 250-store North American restructuring. The state filing covers 51 workers, with separations running from November 14 to December 4.

Updated Oct 24