The 16,000 layoffs included 1,400 in Seattle and 700 in the suburb of Bellevue, according to the report.
The Seattle area had already lost 2,000 jobs in a round of layoffs announced by Amazon in October, as well as 162 jobs cut by Expedia on Wednesday (Jan. 28) and 331 cut by Meta last week, per the report.
During 2025, nearly 13,000 jobs were lost in the four counties within commuting distance of Seattle, the report said, citing a report released this week by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC)…