Redmond, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Senior HPC Support Engineer - Ethernet and AI InfrastructureNvidia
- Senior HPC Support Engineer, InfiniBand - NVLinkNvidia
- Executive AssistantIFG - International Financial Group
- Project Coordinator IIICrystal Equation
- Project CoordinatorBCforward
- Logistics CoordinatorRobert Half
- Research AssociatePeptide Atlas
- Senior Patient Services Specialist - OUTPATIENT SURGERYProvidence Hall
- Validation Engineer III, Cleaning & ShippingEvotec
- Manufacturing Manager - Nights, Site Based, Redmond, WAEvotec
Employers hiring most in Redmond
- Amazon394 open roles
- SpaceX292 open roles
- Microsoft190 open roles
- Swiftkey110 open roles
- Honeywell Aerospace7 open roles
- INSPYR Solutions6 open roles
- Aditi Consulting3 open roles
- Crystal Equation3 open roles
- Evotec3 open roles
- Experis3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Redmond
- Microsoftabout 228,000 employees (2024)
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Redmond layoffs
5
Layoff notices, last 12 months
1,086
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Marriott RedmondTakes effect Jan 5, 2027 | Redmond | 91 | Closure - Permanent | State record | |
| MicrosoftTakes effect Nov 21, 2026 | Redmond | 277 | Layoff | State record | |
| MicrosoftTakes effect Sep 4, 2026 | Redmond | 605 | Layoff | State record | |
| MicroVisionTakes effect Apr 30, 2026 | Redmond | 49 | Layoff | State record | |
| IPIC TheatersTakes effect Apr 28, 2026 | Redmond | 64 | Closure | State record |
Where Redmond ranks
Where Redmond placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates80 / 100 · of 100
- #1Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast81 / 100 · of 39
- #2Best cities for media and entertainment pay after cost of living$158k · of 9
- #2Best cities for junior jobs in Washington34% · of 12
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest686 openings · of 14
- #3Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Pacific Northwest9% · of 12
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 Redmond. 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 Redmond
- 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 Redmond. 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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