Employers in Texas logged 20 WARN Act notices in August 2008, involving roughly 1,527 workers — falling below July and roughly flat versus August 2007. The average filing covered 76 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 4 | 451 |
| Education | 1 | 113 |
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 69 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 451 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Education reported 113 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Denton | 3 | 268 |
| Potter | 1 | 220 |
| Williamson | 1 | 211 |
| Dallas | 3 | 194 |
| Harris | 2 | 185 |
Denton bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 268 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | 1 | 220 |
| Round Rock | 1 | 211 |
| Lewisville | 1 | 188 |
| Houston | 2 | 185 |
| Austin | 1 | 113 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Duro Meat Processing (Caviness Beef) | Amarillo | 220 | 2008-08-19 | |
| Cypress Semiconductor | Round Rock | 211 | 2008-08-26 | |
| HSBC Auto Finance | Lewisville | 188 | 2008-08-11 | |
| Auto Refinance Source, Inc | Houston | 126 | 2008-08-21 | |
| Education Finance Partners | Austin | 113 | 2008-08-18 | |
| Midlothian Cement Plant | Midlothian | 90 | 2008-08-15 | |
| STMicroelectronics, Inc | Carrollton | 90 | 2008-08-19 | |
| Delfingen US, Inc. - El Paso | El Paso | 75 | 2008-08-04 | |
| North Texas Human Resource Group - Denton | Denton | 75 | 2008-08-18 | |
| Constar, Inc. - Dallas2 | Dallas | 74 | 2008-08-13 | |
| Seguin Call Center | Seguin | 69 | 2008-08-06 | |
| Atlantis Molding/Fortis Plastics | Alamo | 60 | 2008-08-19 | |
| Flextronics International, Ltd | Houston | 59 | 2008-08-14 | |
| Constar, Inc. - Dallas | Dallas | 30 | 2008-08-13 | |
| Saint-Gobain Corp. (Certainteed, Inc.2) | Waco | 25 | 2008-08-29 |
The biggest impact was at Palo Duro Meat Processing (Caviness Beef) at its Amarillo facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Cypress Semiconductor followed with 211 workers.
This data points to a mixed picture for Texas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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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