Washington
Gilbert Orchards to temporarily lay off 518 workers in Washington
The Washington State Employment Security Department published the WARN notice dated September 3, 2026; the temporary layoffs take effect November 22, 2026.
Gilbert Orchards has notified Washington officials that it will temporarily lay off 518 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice published by the Washington State Employment Security Department.
The notice is dated September 3, 2026 and gives November 22, 2026 as the date the temporary layoffs take effect.
We have recorded 44 layoffs in Washington so far in 2026.
Not yet known: exactly which roles are affected. Our sources do not say. If you know more, send us a tip.
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How we verified this
Checked against the Washington State Employment Security Department WARN notice on October 11, 2026: it names Gilbert Orchards and gives the figure we report (“518”). How we work.
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