Employers in Texas posted 15 WARN Act notices in December 2003, affecting an estimated 2,083 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to November and down 58% versus December 2002. The average filing covered 139 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 4 | 926 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 91 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 78 |
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 77 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 1 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 926 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Mining & Energy reported 91 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina | 1 | 580 |
| El Paso | 1 | 562 |
| Dallas | 4 | 364 |
| Travis | 2 | 246 |
| Harris | 2 | 92 |
Angelina saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 580 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lufkin | 1 | 580 |
| El Paso | 1 | 562 |
| Austin | 2 | 246 |
| Dallas | 2 | 178 |
| Coppell | 1 | 103 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi | Lufkin | 580 | 2003-12-10 | |
| Mediacopy | El Paso | 562 | 2003-12-04 | |
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation - Austin | Austin | 242 | 2003-12-22 | |
| Metrocall Wireless | Dallas | 118 | 2003-12-08 | |
| Solectron - Coppell | Coppell | 103 | 2003-12-02 | |
| Kvaerner Oilfield Products, Inc | Houston | 91 | 2003-12-11 | |
| VIP USA, Inc | Irving | 83 | 2003-12-09 | |
| Aetna US Healthcare - Sugar Land | Sugar Land | 78 | 2003-12-12 | |
| Dell Financial Services | Round Rock | 77 | 2003-12-03 | |
| Lord & Taylor - Dallas | Dallas | 60 | 2003-12-15 | |
| Wells Fargo and Co | Bedford | 58 | 2003-12-08 | |
| Sage Enterprises, Inc | Grand Prairie | 25 | 2003-12-01 | |
| PCE Technology, Inc | Austin | 4 | 2003-12-15 | |
| Ericsson, Inc | Plano | 1 | 2003-12-03 | |
| Jindal United Steel Corporation | Baytown | 1 | 2003-12-05 |
The largest notice was filed by Abitibi at its Lufkin facility, reporting 580 affected workers. Mediacopy followed with 562 workers.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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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