Comcast workers at the company's Olympia office on Yauger Way could lose their jobs by the end of the year as part of a statewide restructuring.
The cable and internet provider filed a layoff notice Oct. 29 with the Washington State Employment Security Department listing about 159 positions to be permanently eliminated, The Olympian reported.
The Olympia office at 440 Yauger Way SW is among 10 company locations named in the filing, known as a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN).
How many of those 159 cuts fall on the Olympia office is not stated in the notice.
The WARN letter, signed by Comcast Senior Vice President Tuck Rainwater, also names offices in Bellingham, Bremerton, two locations in Everett, Puyallup, Redmond, Seattle, Spokane and Vancouver.
Remote workers are included in the cuts as well. The notice does not break down how many layoffs hit each site or how many affect remote employees.
Separations are expected to begin Dec. 31. In some cases, employees will be asked to stay into 2027 to maintain operations. The latest separation is scheduled for March 26, 2027, according to the filing.
The affected positions span the company, according to MyNorthwest.
Construction roles make up the largest group, including dozens of specialists, managers and permitting coordinators. The list also includes engineers, finance analysts, network technicians, project managers and two vice president positions.
None of the affected employees are union-represented, the notice states.
Comcast said in the filing that it plans to post more than 1,100 new positions companywide and will work with displaced employees to place them in open roles.
Workers who do not transfer and remain through their scheduled last day will receive severance, the letter states.
The company said the cuts are not the result of relocating operations or contracting out work.
The Washington layoffs are part of a broader national restructuring. Comcast expects a restructuring charge exceeding $1 billion in the fourth quarter, CFO Jason Armstrong said on the company's Oct. 22 earnings call, according to Variety as cited by MyNorthwest.
The company lost 144,000 U.S. broadband subscribers and 274,000 cable TV customers in the third quarter of 2026, TheStreet reported, citing Comcast's earnings report.
Comcast President Mike Cavanagh said on that call that the company's broadband business faces stiff competition from fiber and fixed wireless providers, according to MyNorthwest.
The Olympian reported it had reached out to Comcast for additional comment. No response beyond the language in the WARN filing has appeared in public reporting as of Oct. 29.
