Texas Layoffs — February 2007

Employers in Texas posted 12 WARN Act notices in February 2007, affecting an estimated 1,201 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to January and down 41% versus February 2006. The average filing covered 100 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

12
Notices Filed
1,201
Workers Affected
100
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

IndustryNoticesWorkers
Finance & Insurance190

The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 90 workers across 1 notice.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Dallas3614
Tarrant1118
Bexar1112
Travis2101
Cameron193

Dallas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 51% of all affected workers with 614 workers across 3 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Dallas3651
Fort Worth1118
San Antonio1112
Austin2101
Harlingen193

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
CompUSA- Dallas6Dallas5502007-02-23
ANOVO Americas IncFort Worth1182007-02-02
Columbia Industries-San AntonioSan Antonio1122007-02-06
EduCare Community Living, LP/EsperanzaAustin972007-02-20
Advance Food CompanyHarlingen932007-02-02
Washington Mutual Bank, Inc. - Dallas2Dallas902007-02-13
Citicorp Credit Services Inc. - Irving 2Irving532007-02-01
Air System Components - El PasoEl Paso352007-02-12
Air System Components - El Paso2El Paso352007-02-12
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Dallas2Dallas112007-02-28
Sun Microsystems, IncAustin42007-02-28
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - HoustonHouston32007-02-28

The largest notice was filed by CompUSA- Dallas6 at its Dallas facility, reporting 550 affected workers. ANOVO Americas Inc followed with 118 workers.

Trend & Outlook

The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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