Gilbert Orchards to end seasonal employment for 518 harvest workers in Yakima
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGWashington State Employment Security Department· filed September 3, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Yakima, Washington (Yakima, Franklin, Grant County).
Department affected: general field labor.
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on September 3, 2026.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the WA state workforce agency.
Summary
Gilbert Orchards, Inc., a family-owned Yakima Valley fruit grower, announced it will end employment for 518 employees effective Nov. 22 as the harvest season concludes, according to its WARN filing. The affected roles are almost exclusively general field labor positions tied to seasonal harvesting. The company characterized the reductions as routine and cyclical because of the seasonal nature of its operations. Gilbert Orchards has operated since 1897 and sells fruit through Washington Fruit Growers; the move follows normal post-harvest workforce adjustments rather than a restructuring for financial distress.
Gilbert Orchards, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the WA state workforce agency on September 3, 2026. The notice covers 518 employees in WA (Yakima, Franklin, Grant County), with the layoff effective November 22, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 2 layoff events at Gilbert Orchards, Inc. since November 2025, including 1,117 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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