Kent, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Kent
- Market Installation ManagerExpress Flooring Phoenix, AZ
- Restaurant FOH + BOH Manager Openings | Restaurant ManagementGecko Hospitality
- Senior Manufacturing Engineer - PropulsionCowboy Space
- Senior Site Safety ManagerCowboy Space
- Head of AvionicsCowboy Space
- Head of Primary StructuresCowboy Space
- Stage 1 Lead EngineerCowboy Space
- Senior TCA Mechanical Design EngineerCowboy Space
- Senior Powerpack Manufacturing EngineerCowboy Space
- Senior Powerpack EngineerCowboy Space
Employers hiring most in Kent
- Cowboy Space34 open roles
- Stoke Space32 open roles
- Amazon8 open roles
- Hexcel8 open roles
- Puget Sound Energy8 open roles
- STOKE Space Technologies6 open roles
- Robert Half3 open roles
- Sysco3 open roles
- Butler2 open roles
- Clean Harbors2 open roles
Kent layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
135
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack in the BoxTakes effect Dec 2, 2026 | Kent | 15 | Closure | State record | |
| Rise Baking CompanyTakes effect Aug 7, 2026 | Kent | 120 | Closure | State record |
Where Kent ranks
Where Kent placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest38% · of 17
- #1Best cities for junior jobs in Washington38% · of 12
- #2Best cities for junior jobs in the West Coast38% · of 71
- #5Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest14% · of 12
- #5Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Pacific Northwest57% · of 17
- #8Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Pacific Northwest0.7% · of 16
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 Kent. Each link goes to the publisher.
- 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
- Seattle’s Carbon Robotics cuts jobs across departments, citing economic conditionsKIRO 7 News Seattle on MSN · Oct 21, 2026
- Cleveland’s big lesson for Seattle: A city’s job is to attract peopleGeekWire on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
Learn and get funded in Kent
- 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 Kent. 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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