Lavish Roots filed a WARN notice to lay off 263 employees after its relationship with Meta ended; affected staff served Meta‑leased offices across Seattle and the Eastside.

Expeditors cut about 230 technology roles across the Seattle region, snapping a decades‑long no‑layoff tradition and trimming roughly 15% of its global tech staff.

National data and Seattle employers say AI-written résumés are slowing hiring and forcing small businesses to add verification steps and partners.