Sumner, WA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Sumner

• Outside Sales RepresentativePGW Auto Glass
• Facilities ManagerCBRE Group
• HR GeneralistSekisui Aerospace
• Logistics CoordinatorRobert Half
• Senior EPC Project ManagerQuanta Services
• IT DirectorQuanta Services
• Associate Project ManagerQuanta Services
• VP of FinanceQuanta Services
• Pre-Construction EngineerQuanta Services
• Project EngineerQuanta Services

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Employers hiring most in Sumner

1. Quanta Services6 open roles
2. Amazon2 open roles
3. CBRE Group1 open role
4. Kroger1 open role
5. PGW Auto Glass1 open role
6. Robert Half1 open role
7. Sekisui Aerospace1 open role
8. Xiao Chi Jie1 open role

Sumner layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 5

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

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 Sumner. 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 Sumner

• 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 Sumner. 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 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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