Employers in Texas logged 16 WARN Act notices in February 2008, involving roughly 2,146 workers — climbing above January and up 79% versus February 2007. The average filing covered 134 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 4 | 578 |
| Information & Technology | 3 | 523 |
| Education | 1 | 75 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 49 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 9 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 578 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 523 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee | 3 | 799 |
| Dallas | 3 | 640 |
| Harris | 3 | 134 |
| Bell | 1 | 114 |
| Comal | 1 | 107 |
Cherokee saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 799 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville | 3 | 799 |
| Dallas | 3 | 640 |
| Houston | 3 | 134 |
| Fort Hood | 1 | 114 |
| New Braunfels | 1 | 107 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astro Air LP | Jacksonville | 390 | 2008-02-20 | |
| Trinity Universal Insurance | Dallas | 344 | 2008-02-12 | |
| USF Reddaway | Dallas | 247 | 2008-02-06 | |
| Alliance Data Systems, Corp | Jacksonville | 209 | 2008-02-14 | |
| Alliance Data Systems, Corp | Jacksonville | 200 | 2008-02-14 | |
| Raytheon Technical Services Company, LLC (RTSC) | Fort Hood | 114 | 2008-02-26 | |
| Owens-Corning | New Braunfels | 107 | 2008-02-14 | |
| USF Reddaway - Houston | Houston | 100 | 2008-02-06 | |
| Compass Bank | Lubbock | 100 | 2008-02-06 | |
| Saxon Mortgage Company | Fort Worth | 100 | 2008-02-21 | |
| Brazos Higher Education Service Corp, Inc.-Austin | Austin | 75 | 2008-02-26 | |
| DynCorp | El Paso | 68 | 2008-02-08 | |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield/Trail Blazer Health Enterp | Dallas | 49 | 2008-02-28 | |
| GMAC Financial Services | Houston | 34 | 2008-02-28 | |
| Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc | El Paso | 9 | 2008-02-08 |
The biggest impact was at Astro Air LP at its Jacksonville facility, reporting 390 affected workers. Trinity Universal Insurance followed with 344 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to 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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