Employers in Texas logged 14 WARN Act notices in October 2006, involving roughly 1,542 workers — climbing above September and up 48% versus October 2005. The average filing covered 110 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 1 | 35 |
The Utilities sector dominated layoff filings with 35 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 4 | 452 |
| Dallas | 3 | 365 |
| Lubbock | 1 | 282 |
| Tarrant | 2 | 177 |
| Comal | 1 | 126 |
Harris was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 452 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 4 | 452 |
| Lubbock | 1 | 282 |
| Dallas | 1 | 200 |
| Irving | 1 | 139 |
| New Braunfels | 1 | 126 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Window Coverings (USA) L.P | Houston | 307 | 2006-10-06 | |
| Frito-Lay, Inc | Lubbock | 282 | 2006-10-20 | |
| Americana Foods Limited Partnership | Dallas | 200 | 2006-10-12 | |
| Aerotek | Irving | 139 | 2006-10-19 | |
| Moll Industries, Inc. - New Braunfels | New Braunfels | 126 | 2006-10-27 | |
| Digby Truck Line, Inc | Fort Worth | 105 | 2006-10-06 | |
| Enron Corporation | Houston | 97 | 2006-10-30 | |
| Kimberly Clark-N. Richland Hills | N. Richland Hills | 72 | 2006-10-11 | |
| Air System Components - El Paso | El Paso | 70 | 2006-10-13 | |
| Ethicon, Inc | San Angelo | 60 | 2006-10-27 | |
| Duke Energy North America | Houston | 35 | 2006-10-02 | |
| General Dynamics | Garland | 26 | 2006-10-06 | |
| Foley's | Houston | 13 | 2006-10-26 | |
| Air System Components - El Paso2 | El Paso | 10 | 2006-10-13 |
The biggest impact was at Royal Window Coverings (USA) L.P at its Houston facility, reporting 307 affected workers. Frito-Lay, Inc followed with 282 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Utilities 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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