Lakewood, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Lakewood

• WIC Training and Compliance CoordinatorCommonspirit Health
• Consumer Loan Underwriting ManagerHarborstone Credit Union
• Security Analyst IIHarborstone Credit Union
• DSHS ESA Public Benefits Specialist 1-3State of Washington
• Dispatch & Logistics CoordinatorGypsum Management and Supply
• Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
• Restaurant FOH + BOH Manager Openings | Restaurant ManagementGecko Hospitality
• Physical Therapy - Clinic DirectorUpstream Rehabilitation
• Facilities ManagerUline
• Accounting ManagerColumbia Bank (WA, OR & ID)

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Employers hiring most in Lakewood

1. Harborstone Credit Union2 open roles
2. Albertsons Companies1 open role
3. Columbia Bank (WA, OR & ID)1 open role
4. Commonspirit Health1 open role
5. Gecko Hospitality1 open role
6. Gypsum Management and Supply1 open role
7. Pacific Northern Environmental1 open role
8. Safeway1 open role
9. State of Washington1 open role
10. Uline1 open role

Lakewood layoffs

• 4

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 296

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 4

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Pierce 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 up 3.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.1%, unchanged from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,878 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+2,531 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−1,395 jobs), retail (−1,155 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Tacoma Youth Psychiatric Unit Closing Nov. 21, Cutting Quarter of State's BedsHoodline · Oct 27, 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
• Heading to Gig Harbor westbound on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge? Pack a snackGig Harbor Now · Oct 22, 2026
• In an age of news deserts and ghost papers, what’s next for McClatchy?KUOW · Oct 15, 2026

Learn and get funded in Lakewood

• 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 Lakewood. 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).

• Pierce County Workforce Development Area

  Pierce

• Pierce College Fort Steilacoom

  Lakewood · Affiliate · 253-964-6265

  Walk-ins 8:30am to 11:00am M-F, Appointments 1:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. M-F

Pierce County economy

• 5.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.1% the month before

• 499,802

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 924,106

  people in Pierce County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $96,632

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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