Employers in Texas logged 37 WARN Act notices in April 2009, involving roughly 1,686 workers — falling below March and down 24% versus April 2008. The average filing covered 46 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7 | 385 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 104 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 385 workers across 7 notices. Meanwhile, Information & Technology reported 104 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ector | 2 | 248 |
| Dallas | 4 | 237 |
| Smith | 2 | 225 |
| Harris | 2 | 213 |
| Travis | 12 | 199 |
Ector absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 15% of all affected workers with 248 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 13 | 272 |
| Odessa | 2 | 248 |
| Tyler | 2 | 225 |
| Houston | 2 | 213 |
| Winters | 1 | 142 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Corporation | Tyler | 225 | 2009-04-27 | |
| Riviana Foods Inc | Houston | 188 | 2009-04-01 | |
| Selkirk/Airmate | Winters | 142 | 2009-04-01 | |
| Flint Hills Resources, LP | Odessa | 129 | 2009-04-15 | |
| Flint Hills Resources, LP | Odessa | 119 | 2009-04-15 | |
| STMicroelectronics, Inc | Carrollton | 98 | 2009-04-14 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. - Austin2 | Austin | 98 | 2009-04-22 | |
| Taylor Publishing - El Paso | El Paso | 94 | 2009-04-02 | |
| Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. - Austin | Austin | 73 | 2009-04-22 | |
| Texas Petrochemicals - Port Neches | Port Neches | 65 | 2009-04-29 | |
| Jack in the Box, Inc | Dallas | 64 | 2009-04-18 | |
| Stream International - Richardson | Richardson | 60 | 2009-04-16 | |
| Whataburger | Corpus Christi | 52 | 2009-04-14 | |
| Southwest Steel Casting Company, Inc | Longview | 35 | 2009-04-11 | |
| Battelle Memorial Institute (CFS) | Fort Worth | 30 | 2009-04-29 |
The biggest impact was at Carrier Corporation at its Tyler facility, reporting 225 affected workers. Riviana Foods Inc followed with 188 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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