Boeing is laying off nearly 2,200 Washington employees before Christmas

As the holiday season arrives, and people begin wrapping presents in red, green, and gold paper, Boeing is sending pink slips to some of its employees, including 2,199 in Washington state.

The aerospace company notified Washington's Employment Security Department on Nov. 15 of the staff reductions.

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Last week, a Boeing spokesperson told KUOW that most "affected U.S. employees will be notified mid-November and leave the company on Jan. 17." According to the notice filed with the state, the permanent layoffs in Washington are slated for Dec. 20, 2024.

The layoffs have been expected. The company announced in October that it planned to reduce its workforce by 10%. Boeing has about 170,000 employees companywide. Layoff notices were expected this month.

The company statement further said, “We are supporting these teammates with additional resources such as severance pay and career transition services."

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Workers that are not expected to be affected are the machinists who recently ended their eight-week strike. Union members approved a contract offer from Boeing by 59%. That new contract raises machinists' general wages by 38% over four years.

In October, Boeing's CEO Kelly Ortberg noted that the strike and layoffs were separate issues.

"The realities of our business is we're overstaffed for the forecast of our business going forward," Ortberg said on CNBC. "So we need to right size and be efficient and I think we need to continue to do that as we go forward. Obviously, the later the strike ends the more more impact that will have."

Boeing reported a third quarter loss of $6 billion in October. The company has a backlog of more than 5,400 airplane orders.

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