Employers in Texas posted 24 WARN Act notices in February 2001, affecting an estimated 4,251 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to January and up 101% versus February 2000. The average filing covered 177 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 600 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 65 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 600 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 65 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Travis | 5 | 1,153 |
| Tarrant | 3 | 918 |
| Dallas | 6 | 730 |
| Harris | 1 | 600 |
| Grayson | 2 | 294 |
Travis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 1,153 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 5 | 1,153 |
| Ft. Worth | 3 | 918 |
| Houston | 1 | 600 |
| Sherman | 2 | 294 |
| Dallas | 2 | 286 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Mutual Bank, Inc | Houston | 600 | 2001-02-01 | |
| Nokia - Tarrant2 | Ft. Worth | 400 | 2001-02-06 | |
| Nokia - Tarrant | Ft. Worth | 400 | 2001-02-06 | |
| Empire Funding | Austin | 400 | 2001-02-08 | |
| Webvan Group, Inc | Carrollton | 273 | 2001-02-19 | |
| ConnectSouth Communications, Inc | Austin | 231 | 2001-02-16 | |
| Hart Graphics | Austin | 225 | 2001-02-26 | |
| Janus Service Corporation | Austin | 221 | 2001-02-02 | |
| Pilkington Libbey-Owens-Ford | Sherman | 197 | 2001-02-02 | |
| Aavid Thermalloy of Texas, LLC | Dallas | 171 | 2001-02-23 | |
| Sidran, Inc | Bonham | 121 | 2001-02-01 | |
| F.Y.I. Image | Ft. Worth | 118 | 2001-02-01 | |
| Input of Texas, L.P | Dallas | 115 | 2001-02-07 | |
| Qwest Communications | San Antonio | 108 | 2001-02-02 | |
| BroadbandNOW Texas, Inc | Irving | 99 | 2001-02-01 |
The largest notice was filed by Washington Mutual Bank, Inc at its Houston facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Nokia - Tarrant2 followed with 400 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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