Eastern Washington WIB
WA · 9 counties · 18 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 9,739
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 69.5%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,086
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 4.2%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 14,005 | 72.0% | $6,183 | 2.7% | -8.2% |
| PY2024Q2 | 9,597 | 69.6% | $8,001 | 4.1% | -7.8% |
| PY2024Q3 | 9,739 | 69.5% | $8,086 | 4.2% | -9.5% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $9,457
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $8,560
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -9.5%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 4,125
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 37
- Under 25
- 17.5%
- 25-44
- 48.2%
- 45+
- 34.3%
- Male
- 53.0%
- Female
- 45.4%
87.0% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 600 |
| Administrative Services | 532 |
| Agriculture & Farming | 529 |
| Construction | 500 |
| Manufacturing | 490 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 18
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 4,783
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 5
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 3,166
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| FirstFruits, LLC | 2,400 |
| American Queen Steamboat Company | 508 |
| Teck | 375 |
| Adventist Health | 371 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | 200 |
| Stimson Lumber | 176 |
| Ponderay Newsprint Company | 148 |
| Kinross Gold Corp | 130 |
| Renaissance Marine Group | 97 |
| Hearth and Home Technologies | 90 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refresco Beverages US Inc | Walla Walla | 58 | 2026-05-02 | 2026-03-03 |
| Packaging Corporation of America | Wallula | 200 | 2026-02-09 | 2025-12-11 |
| FirstFruits, LLC | Prescott | 1,200 | 2025-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
| FirstFruits, LLC | Prescott | 1,200 | 2025-11-30 | 2025-10-16 |
| American Queen Steamboat Company | Clarkston, Vancouver | 508 | 2024-02-20 | 2024-02-20 |
| Ponderay Newsprint Company | Usk | 148 | 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-26 |
| Crest Logistics | Burbank, WA | 68 | 2020-05-11 | 2020-05-11 |
| Renaissance Marine Group | Clarkston | 97 | 2020-04-13 | 2020-04-08 |
| Teck | Metaline Falls | 210 | 2019-07-31 | 2019-05-30 |
| Adventist Health | Walla Walla | 371 | 2017-08-24 | 2017-06-21 |
| Railex | Burbank, WA | 88 | 2017-06-30 | 2017-04-12 |
| Hearth and Home Technologies | Colville | 90 | 2017-05-18 | 2017-02-09 |
| Stimson Lumber | Colville | 67 | 2011-11-11 | 2011-09-15 |
| Guy Bennett Lumber | Clarkston | 74 | 2009-06-05 | 2009-04-03 |
| Teck | Metaline Falls | 165 | 2009-02-16 | 2009-01-06 |
| Stimson Lumber | Colville | 109 | 2008-12-08 | 2008-10-08 |
| Kinross Gold Corp | Republic | 65 | 2005-11-14 | 2005-11-14 |
| Kinross Gold Corp | Republic | 65 | 2005-11-14 | 2005-09-09 |
Counties in This Board Area
Asotin County, WA · Columbia County, WA · Ferry County, WA · Garfield County, WA · Lincoln County, WA · Pend Oreille County, WA · Stevens County, WA · Walla Walla County, WA · Whitman County, WA
Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
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