T Mobile Says 77 Washington Workers Will Be Laid Off Between Sept. 21 and Nov. 18 as Seven Stores Shut and Bellevue Headquarters Is Hit

SEATTLE, WA — T-Mobile USA plans to lay off 77 Washington employees over a two-month span this fall, according to a notice filed with the state Employment Security Department. The company said the separations are expected to run from Sept. 21 through Nov. 18 and would be permanent.

The Bellevue-based wireless carrier said 63 employees are newly included in the cuts. Another 14 workers were already covered by an earlier notice, but their separation dates were pushed back and are now expected to fall within the same period.

What T Mobile Filed

In the notice, T-Mobile said changing business needs prompted the layoffs. The company also said some of the job cuts are tied to relocations, and affected employees may have been offered chances to move.

The filing says the layoffs touch workers in Bellevue, Seattle, Bellingham, Bothell, Vancouver, Kennewick, Tacoma and Yakima, along with remote employees. The affected roles include product and engineering directors, technical project and product managers, systems architects, mobile associates and retail store managers.

Stores Listed To Close

T-Mobile said several Washington retail locations are expected to close as part of the changes. The stores listed are at 45th Street and Stone Way in Seattle, Bakerview Road and Interstate 5 in Bellingham, Canyon Pointe in Bothell, Chkalov Drive and Southeast Fifth Street in Vancouver, the Tacoma Mobile Store, the Nob Hill Boulevard store in Yakima and the N Columbia Center Blvd. and W Quinault Ave. store in Kennewick.

Other sites named in the filing, including T-Mobile’s Bellevue headquarters buildings and its Bellingham call center, are expected to stay open. The company said there is no union at the affected locations and no bumping rights for workers.

What Workers Can Check

For employees and customers, the key near-term date in the filing is the Sept. 21 to Nov. 18 layoff window. The state notice does not say whether additional Washington locations could be added later, and it does not identify a separate public timeline for each individual store closure.

People looking for confirmation on the filing or the workplace changes can check with the Washington State Employment Security Department and with T-Mobile. The company’s notice is the main document describing the reductions, the locations involved and the positions affected.

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