Lynden, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Tax ManagerAdd-On Criteria
- Merchandising SpecialistO'Reilly Auto Parts
Employers hiring most in Lynden
- Add-On Criteria1 open role
- O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
Lynden layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
11
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS NorthwestTakes effect Apr 1, 2026 | Lynden | 11 | Layoff | State record |
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 Lynden. 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
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- 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.
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Workforce development and job centers
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Laid off in Washington? How to file for unemployment in Washington (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Northwest Workforce Council
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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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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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