T-Mobile will permanently lay off 77 employees at locations across Washington, including Bellevue, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) posted Wednesday, August 26, by the Washington State Employment Security Department. Separations are expected to begin September 21, 2026.
The notice, filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., covers employees in Bellevue, Seattle, Bothell, Tacoma, Bellingham, Vancouver, Kennewick and Yakima. The state classifies the action as a permanent layoff and closure, but its summary does not say which of the listed locations are closing or which roles are affected. Staff from the state’s Rapid Response team and local WorkSource centers will contact affected employees to help with the transition.
T-Mobile is headquartered in Bellevue, where its campus at 12920 SE 38th Street in the Factoria area makes it one of the city’s largest employers, according to the city’s annual financial report. The company employs roughly 6,800 people in the Puget Sound region, and its local footprint also includes a 5G innovation hub in The Spring District.
Wednesday’s notice is the latest in a series of cuts at the Bellevue-based carrier this year. In February, T-Mobile eliminated 393 positions across Washington, including roles at its Bellevue headquarters, data centers in Bellevue and East Wenatchee, and retail stores and facilities in Bothell, Bellingham, Woodinville and Spokane Valley. That round affected more than 200 job titles, including several vice presidents, and took effect April 2.
Weeks later, the company confirmed an additional, unspecified round of cuts in its IT organization, saying it was “further aligning our IT organization to support future growth and innovation.” T-Mobile also laid off more than 100 Washington workers last fall, according to state filings.
Companywide, T-Mobile’s U.S. headcount fell from 70,036 at the end of 2025 to 65,365 as of June 30, a reduction of 4,671 jobs, or 6.7%, in the first half of the year, according to parent company Deutsche Telekom’s second-quarter report. The reductions are part of a workforce transformation that began late last year under CEO Srini Gopalan, who succeeded Mike Sievert in November.
In a statement to Fierce Network this month, T-Mobile said it is “constantly looking at where we allocate our resources so we can invest in the areas that matter the most to our customers,” and that it is “evolving our retail footprint over time to have fewer stores,” with more company-owned locations supported by digital tools like its T-Life app.
The layoffs add to a summer of job cuts at companies with offices in Bellevue. Last week, TikTok said it will cut 75 jobs at Lincoln Square North. Earlier this month, Salesforce announced 59 cuts across its Bellevue and Seattle offices, and Visa eliminated 70 downtown Bellevue jobs as part of a companywide restructuring. In June, Bungie cut 292 positions at its downtown Bellevue headquarters and Bellevue-based logistics giant Expeditors laid off 230 employees statewide, and in May, Meta reduced its Bellevue workforce by 699 amid wider Washington layoffs.
