Employers in Texas reported 74 WARN Act notices in July 2008, displacing an estimated 3,867 workers — signaling an acceleration from June and up 1160% versus July 2007. The average filing covered 52 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 49 | 2,818 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 85 |
| Transportation | 7 | 10 |
The Retail sector topped the list of affected industries with 2,818 workers across 49 notices. Notably, Healthcare reported 85 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 26 | 1,821 |
| Tarrant | 24 | 1,357 |
| Smith | 2 | 180 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 85 |
| Denton | 3 | 82 |
Dallas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 47% of all affected workers with 1,821 workers across 26 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 17 | 1,220 |
| Fort Worth | 11 | 594 |
| Ft. Worth | 7 | 447 |
| Garland | 2 | 214 |
| Tyler | 2 | 180 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #119 | Dallas | 177 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Infinity Spas | Garland | 166 | 2008-07-24 | |
| Dillard's, Inc. - Dallas | Dallas | 157 | 2008-07-01 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #130 | Dallas | 127 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Carnival Food Store/Minyard Fd Stores, Inc. #120 | Ft. Worth | 123 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #120 | Fort Worth | 123 | 2008-07-30 | |
| KeyCorp - Dallas | Dallas | 112 | 2008-07-23 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #33 | Fort Worth | 103 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Goodyear Tire Company | Tyler | 90 | 2008-07-22 | |
| Goodyear Tire Company | Tyler | 90 | 2008-07-23 | |
| Select Specialty Hospital-Conroe, Inc | Conroe | 85 | 2008-07-10 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #131 | Dallas | 78 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #216 | Grand Prairie | 74 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Sack N Save/Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #220 | Arlington | 70 | 2008-07-30 | |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #220 | Arlington | 70 | 2008-07-30 |
The most significant filing came from Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #119 at its Dallas facility, reporting 177 affected workers. Infinity Spas followed with 166 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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