Employers in Texas submitted 17 WARN Act notices in June 2008, putting at risk an estimated 2,219 workers — up substantially from May and up 166% versus June 2007. The average filing covered 131 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 1 | 355 |
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 173 |
| Retail | 1 | 0 |
The Information & Technology sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 355 workers across 1 notice. Separately, Finance & Insurance reported 173 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 3 | 855 |
| Howard | 2 | 350 |
| Milam | 1 | 300 |
| El Paso | 1 | 200 |
| Denton | 1 | 115 |
Tarrant felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 855 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | 3 | 855 |
| Big Spring | 2 | 350 |
| Rockdale | 1 | 300 |
| El Paso | 1 | 200 |
| Carrollton | 1 | 115 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACS Business Process Solutions - Ft. Worth | Fort Worth | 450 | 2008-06-23 | |
| CWork Wireless | Fort Worth | 355 | 2008-06-18 | |
| Alcoa, Inc | Rockdale | 300 | 2008-06-25 | |
| StarTek USA | Big Spring | 210 | 2008-06-20 | |
| ACS Business Process Solutions | El Paso | 200 | 2008-06-02 | |
| Big Spring Manufactured Homes, L.P | Big Spring | 140 | 2008-06-19 | |
| Home Interiors and Gifts - Carrollton3 | Carrollton | 115 | 2008-06-25 | |
| Goodyear Tire Company | Tyler | 110 | 2008-06-05 | |
| The Jewelry Channel, Inc | Austin | 106 | 2008-06-06 | |
| Bank of America - Dallas6 | Dallas | 71 | 2008-06-06 | |
| Texas State Bank | Edinburg | 52 | 2008-06-13 | |
| Saxon Mortgage Company | Fort Worth | 50 | 2008-06-19 | |
| Delfingen US, Inc | San Antonio | 48 | 2008-06-26 | |
| Interfaith of the Woodlands - Houston | Houston | 6 | 2008-06-30 | |
| Interfaith of the Woodlands - Houston2 | Houston | 6 | 2008-06-30 |
Topping the list was ACS Business Process Solutions - Ft. Worth at its Fort Worth facility, reporting 450 affected workers. CWork Wireless followed with 355 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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