Employers in Texas logged 84 WARN Act notices in December 2007, involving roughly 472 workers — falling below November and up 8% versus December 2006. The average filing covered 6 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 | 53 |
| Education | 1 | 1 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 53 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Education reported 1 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 9 | 175 |
| Dallas | 7 | 105 |
| Cameron | 2 | 61 |
| Tarrant | 8 | 61 |
| Bexar | 6 | 8 |
Harris saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 175 workers across 9 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | 171 |
| Dallas | 3 | 100 |
| Harlingen | 2 | 61 |
| Grand Prairie | 2 | 51 |
| Grapevine | 1 | 5 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macy's - Houston | Houston | 112 | 2007-12-28 | |
| Macy's - Dallas | Dallas | 98 | 2007-12-28 | |
| Gibbs-Texas Die Casting Corporation | Harlingen | 60 | 2007-12-01 | |
| Metals USA Building Products | Houston | 53 | 2007-12-17 | |
| CompUSA - Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | 50 | 2007-12-11 | |
| Compusa - Grapevine | Grapevine | 5 | 2007-12-11 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc - Houston | Houston | 4 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings - San Antonio | San Antonio | 4 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc - Austin | Austin | 3 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc - Plano | Plano | 3 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc - Garland | Garland | 2 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc-Longview | Longview | 2 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc - El Paso | El Paso | 2 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings, Inc-Alvarado | Alvarado | 2 | 2007-12-06 | |
| Ideal Merchandising of DDP Holdings - Springtown | Springtown | 2 | 2007-12-06 |
The biggest impact was at Macy's - Houston at its Houston facility, reporting 112 affected workers. Macy's - Dallas followed with 98 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Texas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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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