Kirkland, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Kirkland
- HR & Recruiting CoordinatorKenworth Truck
- Manager, Systems EngineeringKestra Medical Technologies
- Senior Manager, Cash Posting & Patient CollectionsKestra Medical Technologies
- People Operations PartnerKestra Medical Technologies
- Sr Manager, Enterprise Data Platform & GovernanceKestra Medical Technologies
- Principal State Estimation EngineerEchodyne
- Principal PCB/A Materials & Process EngineerEchodyne
- Principal Electrical Engineer, AccessoriesEchodyne
- Senior Mechanical EngineerEchodyne
- Senior Component EngineerEchodyne
Employers hiring most in Kirkland
- Echodyne43 open roles
- Amazon25 open roles
- Paccar13 open roles
- Google8 open roles
- AKS Engineering7 open roles
- Ziply Fiber5 open roles
- Kestra Medical Technologies4 open roles
- Atwell3 open roles
- CompliancePoint3 open roles
- Alpha Supported Living Services2 open roles
Kirkland layoffs
No layoff notices naming Kirkland 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.
Colleges in Kirkland
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Washington Institute of Technology | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Northwest University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Where Kirkland ranks
Where Kirkland placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best cities for aerospace and defense pay after cost of living$160k · of 19
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest11% · of 17
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest82 openings · of 14
- #7Best cities for mid-career professionals in the Pacific Northwest56% · of 17
- #8Best cities for junior jobs in Washington23% · of 12
- #9Best college towns for junior jobs in the Pacific Northwest25% · of 13
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 Kirkland. 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 Kirkland
- 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 Kirkland. 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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