Washington Layoffs — October 2025

Employers in Washington recorded 26 WARN Act notices in October 2025, covering approximately 12,233 workers — marking a sharp increase from September and up 2112% versus October 2024. The average filing covered 470 workers, with 3 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Retail sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 4,815 workers across 4 notices. At the same time, Agriculture reported 3,903 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

King was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 4,247 workers across 11 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Closures accounted for 4% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Leading the list was Gebbers Farms, Etal at its Brewster facility, reporting 3,465 affected workers. Amazon followed with 2,303 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Washington labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.