Washington's layoff notices rose 156% in 2025, led by orchards and tech
Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: WARN Layoff Notices API – Mass Layoffs and Plant Closures by State
WARN notices in Washington covered 31,257 workers in 2025, against 12,195 in 2024. The largest filers were Gebbers Farms (3,465), Microsoft (3,202), Amazon (2,387), Starbucks (1,932) and Stemilt Ag Services (1,561). Nebraska jumped from 856 to 8,650 on US Cellular and Tyson. California rose 10%; Texas and Illinois fell 3%.
| State | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 4,391 | 2,556 | 3,514 | 37.0% |
| CA | 95,615 | 86,676 | 94,921 | 10.0% |
| IL | 19,258 | 13,941 | 13,520 | -3.0% |
| IN | 4,994 | 3,175 | 4,643 | 46.0% |
| KS | 0 | 1,970 | 0 | -100.0% |
| MT | 559 | 1,110 | 714 | -36.0% |
| NE | 1,165 | 856 | 8,650 | 911.0% |
| SC | 4,686 | 4,900 | 5,175 | 6.0% |
| SD | 612 | 651 | 900 | 38.0% |
| TX | 23,903 | 27,375 | 26,606 | -3.0% |
| UT | 1,884 | 2,552 | 2,312 | -9.0% |
| WA | 21,466 | 12,195 | 31,257 | 156.0% |
Caveats
States whose WARN data in our API runs from 2019 through 2026. Workers on notices filed in the year.
Sources
- WARN Layoff Notices API – Mass Layoffs and Plant Closures by State: the primary sources are listed on the API page, read on 2026-11-07
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