Employers in Texas reported 16 WARN Act notices in January 2008, displacing an estimated 1,190 workers — signaling an acceleration from December and down 51% versus January 2007. The average filing covered 74 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 251 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 124 |
| Utilities | 1 | 100 |
| Transportation | 1 | 46 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 251 workers across 1 notice. Notably, Manufacturing reported 124 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 5 | 429 |
| Travis | 4 | 255 |
| Hidalgo | 1 | 240 |
| Brazos | 1 | 124 |
| Harris | 2 | 72 |
Dallas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 429 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 3 | 327 |
| Austin | 5 | 262 |
| Mission | 1 | 240 |
| College Station | 1 | 124 |
| Mesquite | 1 | 100 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Data Systems, Inc | Dallas | 251 | 2008-01-31 | |
| Vanity Fair Brands, LP | Mission | 240 | 2008-01-31 | |
| Red Oak Sportswear (Knights Apparel) | College Station | 124 | 2008-01-28 | |
| Applied Materials-Addeco-SVO | Austin | 106 | 2008-01-15 | |
| Applied Materials | Austin | 106 | 2008-01-15 | |
| Lineage Power | Mesquite | 100 | 2008-01-14 | |
| Overhead Door Corporation | Dallas | 73 | 2008-01-02 | |
| Sports Authority | Houston | 63 | 2008-01-03 | |
| Valley Transit Company, Inc | Harlingen | 46 | 2008-01-16 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin11 | Austin | 35 | 2008-01-15 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Richardson | Richardson | 17 | 2008-01-15 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Houston | Houston | 9 | 2008-01-30 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Austin | 8 | 2008-01-30 | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. - Austin4 | Austin | 7 | 2008-01-15 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Dallas2 | Dallas | 3 | 2008-01-30 |
The most significant filing came from Alliance Data Systems, Inc at its Dallas facility, reporting 251 affected workers. Vanity Fair Brands, LP followed with 240 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate a mixed picture for Texas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Information & Technology 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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