Starbucks layoffs affect nearly 1,000 workers in Seattle, Kent

The Brief

Starbucks plans to lay off 974 workers in Seattle and Kent starting December 5, 2025.

The layoffs follow a recent announcement of 338 job cuts across Washington.

It's unclear if corporate or in-store employees will be affected by these layoffs.

SEATTLE - Starbucks is laying off nearly 1,000 workers in Seattle and Kent, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department.

What we know:

The company announced 974 workers will be affected by layoffs starting December 5, 2025. A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) was submitted to state officials on Oct. 9.

This comes less than a week after Starbucks publicly disclosed it would be laying off 338 workers in various locations across Washington. While those layoffs were labeled as a "closure," t