Renton, WA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Accounts Payable AnalystSoutheast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
- Senior Integration EngineerGlobal Credit Union
- General AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
- Sr. Staff AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
- Alternative Delivery Manager - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.Michels
- Project Manager - Michels Trenchless, Inc.Michels
- Project Engineer - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.Michels
- Alternative Delivery Manager, Power Transmission, Substation, Distribution - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.Michels
- Construction Manager, Heavy Civil - Michels Construction IncMichels
- Design Manager - Michels Preconstruction Services, Inc.Michels
Employers hiring most in Renton
- Hasbro27 open roles
- Paccar16 open roles
- Michels13 open roles
- Providence Health & Services Washington10 open roles
- Providence Health System-southern California9 open roles
- Kaiser Permanente8 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology4 open roles
- Cintas3 open roles
- Providence Health System-southern California3 open roles
- Providence Home Health3 open roles
Renton layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
49
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meteorcomm LLCTakes effect Jan 17, 2026 | Renton | 49 | Layoff | State record |
Job fairs and business events in Renton
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Renton.
- Starting a businessNov 12, 2026 · Renton, WA · Free
Renton Chamber of Commerce Drop-In Business Coaching
SBDC / SBA partner: Washington Women's Business Center at Business Impact NW
Where Renton ranks
Where Renton placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Pacific Northwest18% · of 16
- #2Best cities for consumer and retail pay after cost of living$168k · of 11
- #2Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Pacific Northwest1.6% · of 16
- #3Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Pacific Northwest20% · of 17
- #5Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest12% · of 17
- #6Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.6% · of 66
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 Renton. 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 Renton
- 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 Renton. 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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