Employers in Texas posted 22 WARN Act notices in October 2008, affecting an estimated 2,452 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to September and up 6% versus October 2007. The average filing covered 111 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 150 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 104 |
| Retail | 1 | 81 |
The Transportation sector saw the heaviest impact with 150 workers across 1 notice. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 104 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 7 | 873 |
| Milam | 1 | 480 |
| Harris | 6 | 368 |
| Smith | 2 | 270 |
| El Paso | 4 | 182 |
Dallas was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 36% of all affected workers with 873 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 1 | 480 |
| Dallas | 4 | 403 |
| Houston | 6 | 368 |
| Tyler | 2 | 270 |
| Garland | 1 | 216 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa, Inc | Rockdale | 480 | 2008-10-02 | |
| Advance Foods | Garland | 216 | 2008-10-10 | |
| Tyler Pipe | Tyler | 185 | 2008-10-16 | |
| Minyards Warehouse | Coppell | 150 | 2008-10-02 | |
| The Geo Group (Sanders Estes Unit) | Venus | 150 | 2008-10-31 | |
| Tellabs | Dallas | 141 | 2008-10-20 | |
| Cisco Systems - Richardson | Richardson | 129 | 2008-10-08 | |
| Lockheed Martin - Dallas | Dallas | 110 | 2008-10-08 | |
| Westgate Houston Preview Gallery | Houston | 106 | 2008-10-02 | |
| Brennan's of Houston | Houston | 105 | 2008-10-10 | |
| STMicroelectronics, Inc | Carrollton | 104 | 2008-10-17 | |
| The New Release | Houston | 98 | 2008-10-17 | |
| Tyler Pipe - Tyler | Tyler | 85 | 2008-10-31 | |
| Walmart Stores, Inc. - Dallas | Dallas | 81 | 2008-10-01 | |
| Verio Inc. - Dallas2 | Dallas | 71 | 2008-10-30 |
The largest notice was filed by Alcoa, Inc at its Rockdale facility, reporting 480 affected workers. Advance Foods followed with 216 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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