What each status means
L&I publishes a status for every registration, and a date when there has been a suspension. It never publishes a reason.
⚠️ Two fields that can contradict each other
62,404 registrations carry a suspension date, but only 9,749 have the status suspended. The date is historical: it says a suspension happened, not that it is still in force. Read together:
- Status is SUSPENDED — suspended today.
- A suspension date but another status — 52,655 registrations: suspended at some point, not now.
- Neither — never suspended, as far as this file shows.
Taking the date alone would label 52,655 businesses as suspended when they are not. That is why this site separates the two everywhere.
| Status | Registrations | Share | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active | 75,676 | 46.9% | Active — the registration is in force. |
| Expired | 61,402 | 38.1% | Expired — it ran out and was not renewed. |
| Suspended | 9,749 | 6.0% | Suspended — L&I has suspended it. A suspended contractor is not registered for the purposes of RCW 18.27. |
| Re-Licensed | 9,428 | 5.8% | Re-licensed — this record was replaced by a newer registration. |
| Out Of Business | 4,725 | 2.9% | Out of business — the business told L&I it had stopped. |
| Inactive | 133 | 0.1% | Inactive. |
| Superceded | 94 | 0.1% | Superseded — replaced by another record. |
| Passed Away | 15 | 0.0% | Closed because the registered individual died. |
| Restored From Archived | 7 | 0.0% | Restored from the archive. |
| Revoked Due Dept Err | 1 | 0.0% | Revoked because of a departmental error. |