Employers in Texas filed 12 WARN Act notices in May 2008, impacting roughly 465 workers — representing a pullback from April and down 22% versus May 2007. The average filing covered 39 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 125 |
| Retail | 2 | 1 |
The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 125 workers across 1 notice. In a parallel development, Retail reported 1 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 2 | 126 |
| Denton | 2 | 103 |
| Travis | 2 | 82 |
| Webb | 1 | 77 |
| Harris | 1 | 39 |
Tarrant was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 27% of all affected workers with 126 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 1 | 125 |
| Carrollton | 2 | 103 |
| Austin | 2 | 82 |
| Laredo | 1 | 77 |
| Houston | 1 | 39 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citi Financial Auto Division | Bedford | 125 | 2008-05-02 | |
| Home Interiors and Gifts - Carrollton3 | Carrollton | 83 | 2008-05-28 | |
| Spansion LLC | Austin | 80 | 2008-05-29 | |
| Laredo Candle | Laredo | 77 | 2008-05-01 | |
| Jevic Transportation, Inc | Houston | 39 | 2008-05-16 | |
| Swivl-Eze | Lancaster | 36 | 2008-05-30 | |
| Home Interiors and Gifts - Carrollton3 | Carrollton | 20 | 2008-05-30 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc | Austin | 2 | 2008-05-21 | |
| Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Dallas2 | Dallas | 2 | 2008-05-21 | |
| Target Stores - Ft. Worth2 | Fort Worth | 1 | 2008-05-19 | |
| Target Stores - Killeen | Killeen | N/A | 2008-05-19 | |
| Lockheed Martin - Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | N/A | 2008-05-29 |
The single largest action involved Citi Financial Auto Division at its Bedford facility, reporting 125 affected workers. Home Interiors and Gifts - Carrollton3 followed with 83 workers.
The data underscores 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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