Texas Layoffs — August 2000

Employers in Texas submitted 6 WARN Act notices in August 2000, putting at risk an estimated 393 workers — down from July and down 68% versus August 1999. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Texas this month. A total of 393 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
El Paso	1	94
Tarrant	1	90
Nueces	1	79
Harris	2	79
Dallas	1	51

El Paso bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 94 workers across 1 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
El Paso	1	94
Ft. Worth	1	90
Corpus Ch	1	79
Houston	2	79
Dallas	1	51

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Lackawanna Leather Division	El Paso	94		2000-08-04
Con-Way Truckload Services, Inc	Ft. Worth	90		2000-08-22
Tartan Textile Services, Inc	Corpus Ch	79		2000-08-01
Ardco/Traverse Lift LLC	Houston	57		2000-08-14
Equipto	Dallas	51		2000-08-02
Flowserve - Houston	Houston	22		2000-08-14

Topping the list was Lackawanna Leather Division at its El Paso facility, reporting 94 affected workers. Con-Way Truckload Services, Inc followed with 90 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

These figures highlight a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels.

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.