Employers in Texas logged 35 WARN Act notices in December 2001, involving roughly 3,280 workers — falling below November and down 7% versus December 2000. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 279 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 129 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 78 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 35 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 279 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 129 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Travis | 12 | 788 |
| Dallas | 6 | 565 |
| Harris | 6 | 399 |
| El Paso | 1 | 277 |
| Collin | 2 | 261 |
Travis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 24% of all affected workers with 788 workers across 12 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 13 | 838 |
| Fabens | 1 | 277 |
| Plano | 2 | 261 |
| Irving | 1 | 250 |
| Houston | 4 | 221 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VF Jeanswear - Fabens | Fabens | 277 | 2001-12-10 | |
| Ericsson, Inc | Plano | 250 | 2001-12-05 | |
| Protection One Alarm Monitoring, Inc | Irving | 250 | 2001-12-18 | |
| U.S. Surgical | Ft. Worth | 177 | 2001-12-26 | |
| Abitibi | Lufkin | 161 | 2001-12-14 | |
| Tyco Electronics Power Systems | Round Rock | 154 | 2001-12-06 | |
| Kel Star | Woodville | 150 | 2001-12-11 | |
| Applied Materials-Addeco-SVO | Austin | 150 | 2001-12-13 | |
| BayCoast Medical Center | Baytown | 129 | 2001-12-31 | |
| DeCrane Aircraft Furniture Co., L.P | San Antonio | 125 | 2001-12-28 | |
| InterGen Services, Inc. - Houston2 | Houston | 105 | 2001-12-27 | |
| CHF Industries | Kaufman | 104 | 2001-12-14 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin3 | Austin | 100 | 2001-12-13 | |
| Howard Schultz & Associates International, Inc | Dallas | 91 | 2001-12-17 | |
| Burlington Resources | Houston | 80 | 2001-12-14 |
The biggest impact was at VF Jeanswear - Fabens at its Fabens facility, reporting 277 affected workers. Ericsson, Inc followed with 250 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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