Employers in Texas logged 34 WARN Act notices in August 2002, involving roughly 3,869 workers — climbing above July and up 122% versus August 2001. The average filing covered 114 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 14 | 831 |
| Retail | 2 | 268 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 79 |
| Government | 1 | 4 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 3 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 831 workers across 14 notices. Meanwhile, Retail reported 268 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 4 | 1,021 |
| Harris | 4 | 668 |
| Liberty | 1 | 462 |
| Travis | 2 | 337 |
| Dallas | 3 | 275 |
Tarrant bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 1,021 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 1 | 723 |
| Houston | 3 | 538 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 462 |
| Austin | 2 | 337 |
| Plano | 1 | 224 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportservice Corporation | Arlington | 723 | 2002-08-23 | |
| Louisiana Pacific Corporation - Cleveland | Cleveland | 462 | 2002-08-06 | |
| Consolidated Freightways - Houston | Houston | 445 | 2002-08-29 | |
| Charles Schwab & Co. Inc | Austin | 302 | 2002-08-13 | |
| Alcatel USA, Inc. - Plano | Plano | 224 | 2002-08-14 | |
| Air System Components | Terrell | 176 | 2002-08-08 | |
| Jabil Circuit | Bedford | 150 | 2002-08-19 | |
| Consolidated Freightways - Ft. Worth | Ft. Worth | 145 | 2002-08-29 | |
| Target Stores - Garland | Garland | 138 | 2002-08-01 | |
| Target Stores - Houston3 | Humble | 130 | 2002-08-07 | |
| International Garment Processors | El Paso | 114 | 2002-08-16 | |
| Seadrift Coke, L.P | Seadrift | 102 | 2002-08-30 | |
| VF Imagewear (West), Inc. - Brownsville | Brownsville | 95 | 2002-08-19 | |
| Consolidated Freightways - Laredo | Laredo | 86 | 2002-08-29 | |
| Coleman Cable, Inc. - El Paso | El Paso | 80 | 2002-08-12 |
The biggest impact was at Sportservice Corporation at its Arlington facility, reporting 723 affected workers. Louisiana Pacific Corporation - Cleveland followed with 462 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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