Verizon to Cut 54 Washington Retail and Remote Positions

Verizon announced it will lay off 54 employees in the state of Washington, according to a WARN notice. The cuts, effective Sept. 18, target retail locations and include positions such as assistant retail managers, sales associates, senior retail managers, a director of retail operations, senior analysts, associate directors of operations, a business intelligence senior manager, and a principal experience designer; three of those affected are remote Washington residents. The article notes this is part of a broader Verizon restructuring that includes selling 274 U.S. retail locations and cutting about 500 jobs nationally, with an overall impact on roughly 3,000 retail and corporate employees. Verizon said the changes aim to consolidate operations and maximize resources while it pursues simpler customer plans and a new loyalty program.

Verizon Communications Inc. cut 54 jobs in WA affecting its Retail (store staff and retail operations) and related corporate retail roles team as of September 18, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 101,200 people Verizon Communications Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 25 layoff events at Verizon Communications Inc. since September 2023, including 852 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 20 additional events known from news reporting.