Employers in Texas filed 14 WARN Act notices in January 2006, impacting roughly 1,230 workers — representing a notable rise over December and up 44% versus January 2005. The average filing covered 88 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 279 |
| Utilities | 2 | 224 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 70 |
| Transportation | 1 | 21 |
| Information & Technology | 3 | 14 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 279 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Utilities reported 224 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 5 | 505 |
| Tarrant | 4 | 461 |
| Dallas | 2 | 158 |
| Collin | 1 | 70 |
| El Paso | 2 | 36 |
Harris felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 505 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 2 | 435 |
| Houston | 4 | 379 |
| Irving | 1 | 153 |
| Pasadena | 1 | 126 |
| Allen | 1 | 70 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | Fort Worth | 352 | 2006-01-09 | |
| NCO Financial Systems, Inc | Houston | 279 | 2006-01-16 | |
| Capgemini Energy - Irving | Irving | 153 | 2006-01-23 | |
| Dillard's, Inc. - Pasadena | Pasadena | 126 | 2006-01-13 | |
| Motorola, Inc. - Ft. Worth | Fort Worth | 83 | 2006-01-24 | |
| Duke Energy North America | Houston | 71 | 2006-01-04 | |
| HIT Entertainment, Inc | Allen | 70 | 2006-01-26 | |
| Central Parking Corporation | El Paso | 35 | 2006-01-27 | |
| American Airlines - Houston | Houston | 21 | 2006-01-30 | |
| Kimberly Clark | N. Richland Hills | 20 | 2006-01-31 | |
| Cingular Wireless | Houston | 8 | 2006-01-13 | |
| Kimberly Clark | N. Richland Hills | 6 | 2006-01-05 | |
| Cingular Wireless - Richardson | Richardson | 5 | 2006-01-27 | |
| Cingular Wireless - El Paso | El Paso | 1 | 2006-01-27 |
The single largest action involved Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company at its Fort Worth facility, reporting 352 affected workers. NCO Financial Systems, Inc followed with 279 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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