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Seattle, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

5,322 open professional jobs in Seattle. Employers filed 19 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Seattle is in King County.

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Employers hiring most in Seattle

  1. Amazon2,016 open roles
  2. Blue Origin282 open roles
  3. Apple91 open roles
  4. Remitly72 open roles
  5. Seattle Childrens Hospital Research and Foundation47 open roles
  6. Stripe47 open roles
  7. Anduril Industries41 open roles
  8. Oracle41 open roles
  9. F536 open roles
  10. Shield AI34 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Seattle

  • Starbucksabout 383,000 employees (2021)
  • F55,001–20,000 employees
  • Swedish Health Services5,001–20,000 employees
  • Zillow5,001–20,000 employees
  • Seattle University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Seattle layoffs

  • 19

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 1,549

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 14

    employers

WARN notices filed in Seattle, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
StarbucksTakes effect Oct 19, 2026Seattle224LayoffState record
QualtricsTakes effect Oct 18, 2026Seattle117LayoffState record
Zillow GroupTakes effect Oct 5, 2026Seattle91LayoffState record
First StudentTakes effect Aug 17, 2026Seattle111LayoffState record
Flagship Facilities Services, LLCTakes effect Jul 19, 2026Seattle67LayoffState record
Flagship Facilities Services, LLCTakes effect Jul 19, 2026Seattle4LayoffState record
StarbucksTakes effect Jul 17, 2026Seattle252LayoffState record
Astellas US Holding, Inc.Takes effect Jul 1, 2026Seattle50ClosureState record
Maverick Washington LLC / Silver Dollar SeaTac CasinoTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Seattle65ClosureState record
StarbucksTakes effect Jun 20, 2026Seattle61LayoffState record
Eddie BauerTakes effect Apr 15, 2026Seattle60ClosureState record
Expedia, Inc.Takes effect Apr 1, 2026Seattle162LayoffState record
StarbucksTakes effect Mar 29, 2026Seattle69ClosureState record
Rad Power Bikes, Inc.Takes effect Mar 6, 2026Seattle64ClosureState record
The Skillet Group / Skillet SA, LLCTakes effect Dec 12, 2025Seattle9ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Seattle

Colleges in Seattle
CollegeTypeStudents
University of Washington-Seattle CampusPublic 4-year20,000+
North Seattle CollegePublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Seattle UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
City University of SeattlePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Seattle Pacific UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Antioch University-SeattlePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Cornish College of the ArtsPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Seattle Institute of East Asian MedicinePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The Seattle School of Theology & PsychologyPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Seattle

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Seattle. 22 with dates announced.

  • AMWA Executive Management Conference

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Apply to attend. amwa.net returned 403 to fetch; read through search. Fee and eligibility not seen; member-driven.

  • PASS Data Community Summit (PASS Summit West)

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Prices on Tickets page, not read.

  • AMP Annual Meeting & Expo

    Nov 10 to Nov 14, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $415 to $935. In-person: regular member $545 advance, $685 standard, $745 on-site (from Oct 21); regular nonmember…

  • ABRCMS (Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists)

    Nov 18 to Nov 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $595 to $700. Undergrad/postbac $595; graduate/postdoc $625; non-students $700; virtual $100 student / $125 non-student;…

    Open call for speakers

  • Pacific Marine Expo

    Nov 19 to Nov 21, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Free. Trade press reports advance registration free and $55 on site; the official page only links to registration.

  • AAC&U Annual Meeting

    Jan 20 to Jan 22, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $760 to $1,100. Member $760 early / $810 regular; nonmember $1,050 / $1,100; ends Nov 13 for early bird.

    Open call for speakers

  • Acumatica Summit

    Jan 24 to Jan 27, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $1,695 to $1,995. Summit pass $1,695; $1,995 after December 4 (page labels are ambiguous, confirm at registration).

  • NALP Newer Professionals' Forum

    Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Registration typically opens in October; prices not read; members get discounted pricing.

  • LMA Annual Conference

    Mar 22 to Mar 24, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Ticket $1,785 to $2,925. Full conference: LMA member $1,785 super early bird (first 100), $1,985 early (to Feb 8), $2,185…

    Open call for speakers

  • SREcon Americas

    Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • IREM PropertyCon

    Apr 13 to Apr 15, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Registration opens Fall 2026.

  • NALP Annual Education Conference

    Apr 13 to Apr 16, 2027 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Registration listed as coming soon; pricing not posted.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jul 1, 2026

Showing 12 of 25 conferences, 22 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Seattle. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • WorkSource Connection Site Downtown Seattle

    Seattle · Affiliate

    Monday - Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

  • WorkSource North Seattle

    Seattle · Comprehensive

    Mon-Thurs 8:00am - 5:00pm, Fri 9-5pm, Closed State Holidays

  • WorkSource Rainier

    Seattle · Affiliate · 206-721-6018

    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm; Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (As of 10/1/2022)

King County economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.7% the month before

  • 1,352,310

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,262,713

    people in King County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $122,148

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 58%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: WARN notices from Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.