Southwest Washington WIB
WA · 4 counties · 66 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 14,176
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 66.0%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $8,426
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.2%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 19,634 | 64.5% | $5,705 | 3.0% | -17.1% |
| PY2024Q2 | 14,176 | 66.0% | $8,426 | 3.2% | -16.7% |
| PY2024Q3 | 14,440 | 64.6% | $8,596 | 2.9% | -18.3% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $10,918
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $9,094
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -16.7%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 5,014
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 41
- Under 25
- 10.4%
- 25-44
- 48.0%
- 45+
- 41.6%
- Male
- 52.4%
- Female
- 45.1%
85.6% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 989 |
| Healthcare | 804 |
| Construction | 665 |
| Hospitality & Food | 527 |
| Professional Services | 336 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 66
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 5,361
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 18
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 1,455
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RV Country Washington LLC | Kelso | 17 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
| Hood Packaging Corporation | Vancouver | 94 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 |
| RV Country Washington LLC | Kelso | 17 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-07-25 |
| Western Forest Products Inc. | Vancouver | 112 | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-09 |
| Western Forest Products Inc. | Vancouver | 112 | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-08 |
| Hood Packaging Corporation | Vancouver | 94 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-06-03 |
| Columbia River Mental Health Services | Vancouver | 112 | 2024-11-04 | 2025-03-24 |
| Columbia River Mental Health Services | Vancouver | 112 | 2024-11-04 | 2024-11-04 |
| Providence Medical Group | Vancouver | 9 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-11-04 |
| Prestige Care, Inc. | Vancouver | 150 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-05-31 |
| Block | Vancouver | 1 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-04-02 |
| BowFlex Inc. | Vancouver | 202 | 2024-04-19 | 2024-03-04 |
| Jabil | Vancouver | 120 | 2024-05-03 | 2024-03-01 |
| Critical Ideas, Inc. d/b/a Chipper Cash | Vancouver, Spokane | 2 | 2023-02-17 | 2023-02-16 |
| SIGMA DESIGN | Camas, Vancouver | 42 | 2023-01-31 | 2023-01-17 |
| Hawthorne Gardening Company | Vancouver | 42 | 2022-08-01 | 2022-05-25 |
| Hawthorne Gardening Company | Vancouver | 150 | 2022-04-01 | 2022-01-26 |
| DSU-Peterbilt & GMC | Kelso | 67 | 2021-05-31 | 2021-04-16 |
| Elmer's Restaurants | Vancouver, Tacoma | 94 | 2020-11-18 | 2020-11-18 |
| Lags Spine and Sportscare Medical Centers | Vancouver | 5 | 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-02 |
| Lags Spine and Sportscare Medical Centers | Vancouver | 5 | 2020-11-02 | 2020-09-15 |
| Hilton | Vancouver | 6 | 2020-07-31 | 2020-07-31 |
| Hilton | Vancouver | 125 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-07-31 |
| American Queen Steamboat Company | Vancouver | 250 | 2020-09-24 | 2020-07-24 |
| Benchmark Stevenson, LLC d/b/a Skamania Lodge | Stevenson | 185 | 2020-03-18 | 2020-06-17 |
| Karcher North America | Camas | 95 | 2020-05-29 | 2020-04-29 |
| Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery | Vancouver | 163 | 2020-02-25 | 2020-04-01 |
| Big Al's | Vancouver | 117 | 2020-03-18 | 2020-03-30 |
| Whole Foods Market / Amazon | Vancouver | 121 | 2019-08-18 | 2019-06-21 |
| Walmart | Vancouver, Washington | 80 | 2019-04-19 | 2019-03-25 |
| Lionbridge | Vancouver | 119 | 2018-06-10 | 2018-04-06 |
| Georgia-Pacific | Camas | 243 | 2018-05-01 | 2018-01-30 |
| Wells Fargo | Vancouver | 72 | 2017-10-09 | 2017-10-09 |
| Wells Fargo | Vancouver | 72 | 2017-10-09 | 2017-08-10 |
| Wells Fargo | Vancouver | 59 | 2016-04-03 | 2016-04-03 |
| Wells Fargo | Vancouver | 1 | 2016-04-03 | 2016-03-17 |
| Wells Fargo | Vancouver | 59 | 2016-04-03 | 2016-02-03 |
| Red Lion Hotel | Vancouver | 82 | 2015-10-31 | 2015-10-31 |
| Red Lion Hotel | Vancouver | 82 | 2015-10-31 | 2015-08-26 |
| Nordstrom | Vancouver | 142 | 2015-01-10 | 2015-01-10 |
| Nordstrom | Vancouver | 142 | 2015-01-10 | 2014-10-31 |
| Sterling Bank (First Independent Bank) | Vancouver | 63 | 2012-08-03 | 2012-06-04 |
| Hostess Brand Inc. | Longview | 6 | 2012-07-03 | 2012-05-07 |
| AHP (Associated Hygienic Products LLC) | Vancouver | 101 | 2010-11-27 | 2010-11-27 |
| CDM Long-Term Care Services | Vancouver | 100 | 2010-11-01 | 2010-10-19 |
| AHP (Associated Hygienic Products LLC) | Vancouver | 101 | 2010-11-27 | 2010-09-30 |
| Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. | Vancouver | 12 | 2010-09-01 | 2010-07-16 |
| BCI Coca Cola Bottling Company | Woodland | 56 | 2010-04-01 | 2010-01-29 |
| Kmart | Vancouver | 68 | 2010-01-18 | 2009-11-18 |
| Saint-Gobain | Washougal | 58 | 2009-08-10 | 2009-06-12 |
Showing 50 most recent of 66 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Clark County, WA · Cowlitz County, WA · Skamania County, WA · Wahkiakum County, WA
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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