Texas Layoffs — March 2009

Employers in Texas logged 66 WARN Act notices in March 2009, involving roughly 3,985 workers — climbing above February and up 242% versus March 2008. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 1,998 workers across 30 notices. Meanwhile, Construction reported 484 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Collin was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 517 workers across 7 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at National Semiconductor at its Arlington facility, reporting 305 affected workers. Stanford Financial Group - Houston followed with 297 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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.