Employers in Texas filed 68 WARN Act notices in September 2001, impacting roughly 13,038 workers — representing a notable rise over August and up 760% versus September 2000. The average filing covered 192 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 5 | 7,174 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 373 |
| Healthcare | 3 | 119 |
| Utilities | 1 | 96 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 7,174 workers across 5 notices. In a parallel development, Manufacturing reported 373 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 10 | 5,699 |
| Harris | 10 | 2,552 |
| Bexar | 7 | 1,398 |
| Travis | 8 | 1,164 |
| Dallas | 12 | 672 |
Tarrant absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 44% of all affected workers with 5,699 workers across 10 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Worth | 6 | 5,404 |
| Houston | 12 | 2,566 |
| San Antonio | 7 | 1,398 |
| Austin | 8 | 1,164 |
| Dallas | 8 | 328 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | Ft. Worth | 4,500 | 2001-09-19 | |
| Continental Airlines - Houston | Houston | 2,124 | 2001-09-17 | |
| OnPoint | San Antonio | 1,195 | 2001-09-24 | |
| American Eagle & Executive Airlines | Ft. Worth | 500 | 2001-09-19 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin | Austin | 475 | 2001-09-20 | |
| LSG Sky Chefs - Dallas2 | Ft. Worth | 385 | 2001-09-25 | |
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | Austin | 385 | 2001-09-25 | |
| Trinity Industries, Inc. - Beaumont | Beaumont | 245 | 2001-09-17 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin2 | Austin | 225 | 2001-09-25 | |
| Sanmina | Carrollton | 217 | 2001-09-28 | |
| Trinity Industries - Saginaw | Saginaw | 205 | 2001-09-20 | |
| British International Cable Company | Plano | 201 | 2001-09-05 | |
| Celanese Chemicals - Corpus Christi | Corpus Ch | 180 | 2001-09-25 | |
| Connolly North America | El Paso | 136 | 2001-09-05 | |
| William L. Bonnell Co., Inc., Bon L Campo, LP | El Campo | 129 | 2001-09-07 |
The single largest action involved American Airlines at its Ft. Worth facility, reporting 4,500 affected workers. Continental Airlines - Houston followed with 2,124 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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