WARN notice data posted by the state shows Microsoft's latest layoffs are expected to affect 830 staffers in Washington at its Bellevue and Redmond locations, with a start date of Aug. 31. Another two rounds of layoff notices issued in May and June were projected to affect a combined 2,290 Washington employees at the Redmond office.

Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the department leaner and more efficient. Among the employees laid off are more than 100 people who worked in the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which is self-funded from passport and visa fees.

The Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with efforts to dismantle the Education Department. Here's what the agency does.

Three local logistics operators tied to same parent company recently announced layoffs of workers in Seattle and Tacoma after the loss of "operational funding." MacMillan-Piper, a transloading company that operates six facilities near the ports of Seattle and Tacoma,

The work stoppage, led by Teamsters-affiliated employees demanding contract improvements, has now impacted waste collection in parts of King and Snohomish counties. Republic Services, one of the region’s largest waste haulers, is in contract negotiations with workers at five locations across the state.

The 830 Microsoft employees who lost their jobs in Washington included cloud solution architects, game designers and lawyers.

Workers in Oregon’s semiconductor industry give the state a financial boost. Without them, officials say, the effects will trickle down.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in three months, a sign that the U.S. labor market remains sturdy despite fears over the impact of widespread U.

Not Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who sees it as her mission to be “the last secretary” of a vast bureaucracy known more for its aspirations than its successes.

The Washington Post will conduct layoffs in the coming year as it reorients itself for the future and reinvests in other areas, publisher Fred Ryan told startled staffers in a contentious town ...