Employers in Texas filed 36 WARN Act notices in November 2002, impacting roughly 2,693 workers — representing a pullback from October and down 48% versus November 2001. The average filing covered 75 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 3 | 308 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 163 |
| Agriculture | 2 | 85 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 7 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 2 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 308 workers across 3 notices. In a parallel development, Mining & Energy reported 163 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Travis | 11 | 950 |
| Collin | 3 | 730 |
| Harris | 5 | 374 |
| Webb | 1 | 190 |
| Tarrant | 5 | 173 |
Travis felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 950 workers across 11 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 12 | 965 |
| Plano | 3 | 730 |
| Houston | 3 | 247 |
| Laredo | 1 | 190 |
| Keller | 1 | 97 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | Austin | 750 | 2002-11-20 | |
| Alcatel USA, Inc. - Plano | Plano | 642 | 2002-11-19 | |
| Ryder Logistics & Transportation | Laredo | 190 | 2002-11-26 | |
| Northern Natural Gas - Houston | Houston | 163 | 2002-11-27 | |
| Corning Cable Systems LLC | Keller | 97 | 2002-11-12 | |
| Trend Western Tehnical Corporation | Sheppard AFB | 96 | 2002-11-01 | |
| Thomas & Betts Corporation | Houston | 82 | 2002-11-15 | |
| Ericsson, Inc | Plano | 81 | 2002-11-22 | |
| D&D Farm & Ranch-Hockley | Hockley | 76 | 2002-11-12 | |
| Penske Logistics, Inc.-Dallas | Dallas | 63 | 2002-11-11 | |
| Motorola, Inc. - Ft. Worth | Ft. Worth | 60 | 2002-11-14 | |
| Penske Logistics, Inc | El Paso | 55 | 2002-11-13 | |
| Degussa Engineered Carbons, LP | Baytown | 51 | 2002-11-01 | |
| Applied Materials-Addeco-SVO | Austin | 48 | 2002-11-05 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin3 | Austin | 32 | 2002-11-05 |
The single largest action involved Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) at its Austin facility, reporting 750 affected workers. Alcatel USA, Inc. - Plano followed with 642 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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