Employers in Texas logged 9 WARN Act notices in February 1999, involving roughly 3,154 workers — climbing above January. The average filing covered 350 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 525 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 525 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Brazoria | 1 | 2,000 |
| Gregg | 1 | 365 |
| El Paso | 2 | 311 |
| Fort Bend | 2 | 175 |
| Hopkins | 1 | 160 |
Brazoria saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 63% of all affected workers with 2,000 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Angleton | 1 | 2,000 |
| Longview | 1 | 365 |
| El Paso | 2 | 311 |
| Houston | 2 | 175 |
| Sulphur Springs | 1 | 160 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidant Corp./Sulzer Intermedics | Angleton | 2,000 | 1999-02-18 | |
| Stroh's Brewery Co | Longview | 365 | 1999-02-17 | |
| American Garment Finishers | El Paso | 300 | 1999-02-26 | |
| Hon Allsteel | Sulphur Springs | 160 | 1999-02-11 | |
| Nassau Bay Hilton & Marina | Houston | 125 | 1999-02-04 | |
| Imperial Headwear, Inc | Corsicana | 108 | 1999-02-23 | |
| BNY Information Services, Inc | Houston | 50 | 1999-02-19 | |
| Cadillac Plastic | Coppell | 35 | 1999-02-26 | |
| Levi Strauss & Company - El Paso - 2 | El Paso | 11 | 1999-02-22 |
The biggest impact was at Guidant Corp./Sulzer Intermedics at its Angleton facility, reporting 2,000 affected workers. Stroh's Brewery Co followed with 365 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Texas. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Texas WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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