Employers in Texas submitted 26 WARN Act notices in February 2006, putting at risk an estimated 2,038 workers — up substantially from January and up 83% versus February 2005. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 26 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 20 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 26 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Healthcare reported 20 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 3 | 1,226 |
| Hidalgo | 2 | 449 |
| Dallas | 7 | 317 |
| Harris | 8 | 26 |
| Bowie | 1 | 20 |
Tarrant saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 1,226 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 2 | 1,225 |
| Monte Alto | 1 | 449 |
| Dallas | 6 | 237 |
| Irving | 1 | 80 |
| Houston | 8 | 26 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perlos, Inc | Fort Worth | 1,209 | 2006-02-21 | |
| Value Frozen Foods, Inc | Monte Alto | 449 | 2006-02-27 | |
| DNA Productions | Irving | 80 | 2006-02-22 | |
| Arbor E&T, LLC (Res Care) | Dallas | 75 | 2006-02-27 | |
| Arbor E&T, LLC | Dallas | 75 | 2006-02-27 | |
| Fujicolor Processing, Inc | Dallas | 54 | 2006-02-15 | |
| Gabberts, Inc. - Dallas | Dallas | 33 | 2006-02-16 | |
| Houston Distribution Center | Houston | 26 | 2006-02-01 | |
| Walsh Healthcare Solutions, Inc | Texarkana | 20 | 2006-02-06 | |
| Gabberts, Inc. - Ft. Worth | Fort Worth | 16 | 2006-02-16 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp-Ft. Worth | Ft. Worth | 1 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp-El Paso | El Paso | 0 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp-Lubbock | Lubbock | 0 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp-Houston SW | Houston | 0 | 2006-02-02 | |
| Enterprise Management Services Corp-Laredo | Laredo | 0 | 2006-02-02 |
Topping the list was Perlos, Inc at its Fort Worth facility, reporting 1,209 affected workers. Value Frozen Foods, Inc followed with 449 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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