Federal Way, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Operations ManagerUlta Beauty
- Experience ManagerUlta Beauty
- ERP Systems AdministratorDoyon Management Services
- CDS Full Time Event Manager - Product DemonstrationAdvantage Solutions
- Child Care Center Team Lead - La Petite Academy, S 348th St.Learning Care Group
- Team LeadLearning Care Group
- Sales ManagerBrookdale Senior Living
- IT Systems AdministratorDoyon
- Chief Medical Officer - Behavioral Health CareValley Cities Behavioral Health Care
- Sr. Facilities ManagerMechanics Bank
Employers hiring most in Federal Way
- Learning Care Group2 open roles
- Ulta Beauty2 open roles
- Advantage Solutions1 open role
- Advisory Solutions1 open role
- Amazon1 open role
- Ashley House1 open role
- Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
- Davita1 open role
- Doyon1 open role
- Doyon Management Services1 open role
Largest employers headquartered in Federal Way
- World Vision Internationalabout 33,000 employees (2023)
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Federal Way layoffs
No layoff notices naming Federal Way in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Job fairs and business events in Federal Way
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Federal Way.
- Starting a businessNov 19, 2026 · Federal Way, WA · Free
Federal Way Library Drop-In Business Coaching
SBDC / SBA partner: Washington Women's Business Center at Business Impact NW
King County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+11,084 jobs), hotels & food (+8,764 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−15,882 jobs), professional & technical (−10,716 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Federal Way. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Boeing announces pending layoffs. Why now and what’s next?KUOW · Nov 9, 2026
- From paper routes to fighter jets: Shield AI’s bet on Seattle is a homecoming for its co-foundersGeekWire on MSN · Nov 9, 2026
- Weekly papers in south King County are consolidating. History shows layoff may come nextKUOW · Nov 5, 2026
- Amazon filing details 95 Washington layoffs through JanuaryMyNorthwest · Nov 3, 2026
- Axios live: How employers are rethinking AI's role in entry-level workAxios on MSN · Oct 30, 2026
- Blue Origin leases former Bartell Drugs warehouse south of Seattle for new manufacturing siteGeekWire on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
- Starbucks Layoffs: WARN Notice Reveals 135 Job Cuts Across Seattle and SEA AirportLatestLY · Oct 26, 2026
- Starbucks in SEA Airport’s Terminal A to close, affecting 13 employeesKIRO 7 News Seattle on MSN · Oct 24, 2026
Learn and get funded in Federal Way
- 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 Federal Way. 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).
King County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
1,373,697
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
2,262,713
people in King County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$122,148
median household income
Source: Census ACS
58%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Washington’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Washington unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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