Employers in Texas filed 21 WARN Act notices in January 2000, impacting roughly 3,294 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 94% versus January 1999. The average filing covered 157 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 86 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 |
The Information & Technology sector led the way in workforce reductions with 86 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 0 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 4 | 1,415 |
| Dallas | 4 | 488 |
| Collin | 2 | 221 |
| Hays | 1 | 200 |
| Fort Bend | 2 | 180 |
Harris felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 43% of all affected workers with 1,415 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4 | 1,384 |
| San Marcos | 1 | 200 |
| DeSoto | 1 | 181 |
| Dallas | 1 | 168 |
| Corpus Ch | 1 | 148 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astrodome | Houston | 1,061 | 2000-01-31 | |
| Century Telephone of San Marcos Inc | San Marcos | 200 | 2000-01-11 | |
| Compucom Systems, Inc. - Houston | Houston | 190 | 2000-01-13 | |
| Charter Haven BHS | DeSoto | 181 | 2000-01-28 | |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | Dallas | 168 | 2000-01-05 | |
| Charter BHS of Corpus Christi | Corpus Ch | 148 | 2000-01-28 | |
| Charter BHS of Kingwood | Kingwood | 125 | 2000-01-28 | |
| Homeco | McKinney | 122 | 2000-01-27 | |
| Charter Grapevine BHS | Grapevine | 121 | 2000-01-28 | |
| Beatrice Foods | Denison | 120 | 2000-01-25 | |
| Renaissance Women's Center of Austin | Austin | 119 | 2000-01-31 | |
| Gatesville Walls Industries, Inc | Gatesville | 109 | 2000-01-12 | |
| Charter Palms BHS | McAllen | 102 | 2000-01-28 | |
| Centra - Richardson | Richardson | 99 | 2000-01-19 | |
| Saks Town and Country Mall | Houston | 94 | 2000-01-19 |
The single largest action involved Houston Astrodome at its Houston facility, reporting 1,061 affected workers. Century Telephone of San Marcos Inc followed with 200 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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