Bellingham, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Bellingham

• Senior Research AnalystBellingham Technical College
• Director, Arctic & Northern Waters (Fisheries)Ocean Conservancy
• Hotel General Manager – Select Service $85K +Gecko Hospitality
• Hotel General Manager – Full-Service $120K +Gecko Hospitality
• Restaurant General Manager $65K with BonusGecko Hospitality
• Project Manager - Healthcare (Bellingham, WA)Turner Construction
• Vice President of InstructionBellingham Technical College
• Program DirectorLifeline Connections
• PACT Team Lead / Clinical Supervisor - North SoundLifeline Connections
• Program AssistantLifeline Connections

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Employers hiring most in Bellingham

1. Western Washington University12 open roles
2. Place4 open roles
3. Gecko Hospitality3 open roles
4. Lifeline Connections3 open roles
5. Bellingham Technical College2 open roles
6. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
7. GPAC2 open roles
8. BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
9. Confidential1 open role
10. David Evans and Associates1 open role

Bellingham layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 75

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Bellingham

Whatcom County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 3.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.5%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,250 jobs), other services (+384 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: hotels & food (−675 jobs), retail (−430 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bellingham. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Comcast to lay off nearly 160 workers in WA, includes positions in BellinghamMy Bellingham Now · Nov 2, 2026
• Why are so many Bellingham restaurants closing? What one local broker has to sayThe Bellingham Herald on MSN · Oct 26, 2026
• In an age of news deserts and ghost papers, what’s next for McClatchy?KUOW · Oct 15, 2026

Learn and get funded in Bellingham

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Washington? How to file for unemployment in Washington (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Northwest Workforce Council

  Island, San Juan, Skagit, Whatcom

• WorkSource Whatcom

  Bellingham · Comprehensive · 360-676-1521

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Whatcom County economy

• 3.5%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.9% the month before

• 113,440

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 228,432

  people in Whatcom County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $80,989

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 41%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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