Employers in Texas logged 17 WARN Act notices in October 2003, involving roughly 1,878 workers — falling below September and down 53% versus October 2002. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 600 |
| Transportation | 1 | 230 |
| Utilities | 2 | 79 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 600 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Transportation reported 230 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar | 1 | 600 |
| Tarrant | 3 | 445 |
| Harris | 4 | 381 |
| El Paso | 1 | 200 |
| Dallas | 3 | 152 |
Bexar was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 600 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 1 | 600 |
| Houston | 3 | 304 |
| Keller | 1 | 230 |
| El Paso | 1 | 200 |
| Arlington | 1 | 130 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony Semiconductor Co. of America | San Antonio | 600 | 2003-10-14 | |
| Southstar Logistics, Inc | Keller | 230 | 2003-10-01 | |
| JC Penney - El Paso | El Paso | 200 | 2003-10-10 | |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company - Arlington | Arlington | 130 | 2003-10-28 | |
| The Great Indoors - Houston2 #1914 | Houston | 110 | 2003-10-28 | |
| The Great Indoors - Houston | Houston | 105 | 2003-10-31 | |
| Connector Service Corp | Dallas | 100 | 2003-10-02 | |
| Enron Net Works LLC | Houston | 89 | 2003-10-01 | |
| Reynolds & Reynolds | Grand Prairie | 85 | 2003-10-02 | |
| Eott Energy Liquids, L.P | La Porte | 77 | 2003-10-05 | |
| Chevron Phillips - Port Arthur | Port Arthur | 55 | 2003-10-08 | |
| Solectron - Coppell | Coppell | 50 | 2003-10-22 | |
| Cleaner Hanger Company (CHC Industries) | Brenham | 40 | 2003-10-10 | |
| Eott Energy Liquids, L.P. - Mont Belvieu | Mont Belvieu | 2 | 2003-10-05 | |
| Ericsson, Inc. - Richardson6 | Richardson | 2 | 2003-10-14 |
The biggest impact was at Sony Semiconductor Co. of America at its San Antonio facility, reporting 600 affected workers. Southstar Logistics, Inc followed with 230 workers.
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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