Employers in Texas submitted 16 WARN Act notices in October 2007, putting at risk an estimated 2,320 workers — up substantially from September and up 50% versus October 2006. The average filing covered 145 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 172 |
| Transportation | 1 | 75 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 55 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 44 |
The Finance & Insurance sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 172 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Transportation reported 75 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 1 | 662 |
| Denton | 1 | 372 |
| Bowie | 1 | 275 |
| Bexar | 2 | 212 |
| Dallas | 1 | 172 |
Smith was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 662 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler | 1 | 662 |
| Fort Worth | 2 | 474 |
| New Boston | 1 | 275 |
| San Antonio | 2 | 212 |
| Dallas | 1 | 172 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear Tire Company | Tyler | 662 | 2007-10-31 | |
| CVS Caremark - Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 372 | 2007-10-30 | |
| Lear Siegler Services, Inc. - New Boston | New Boston | 275 | 2007-10-15 | |
| Bank Of America - Dallas4 | Dallas | 172 | 2007-10-31 | |
| Friedrich Air Conditioning Co | San Antonio | 157 | 2007-10-29 | |
| The Geo Group, Inc | Bronte | 150 | 2007-10-04 | |
| Aviva USA/Senior Benefit Services | Fort Worth | 102 | 2007-10-16 | |
| NutraMax Products, Inc | Houston | 86 | 2007-10-05 | |
| Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc | Greenville | 75 | 2007-10-29 | |
| Austin Regional Billing Office | Austin | 61 | 2007-10-29 | |
| Time Warner Cable - Nederland | Nederland | 56 | 2007-10-17 | |
| King Koil Sleep Products | San Antonio | 55 | 2007-10-30 | |
| Veneerstone Company | Katy | 53 | 2007-10-08 | |
| Carestream Health, Inc | Plano | 44 | 2007-10-17 | |
| Pogo Producing Company | Houston | N/A | 2007-10-11 |
Topping the list was Goodyear Tire Company at its Tyler facility, reporting 662 affected workers. CVS Caremark - Fort Worth followed with 372 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 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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