Employers in Texas logged 17 WARN Act notices in October 2009, involving roughly 2,721 workers — climbing above September and up 11% versus October 2008. The average filing covered 160 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 1 | 162 |
| Construction | 1 | 156 |
| Utilities | 1 | 85 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 16 |
The Finance & Insurance sector dominated layoff filings with 162 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Construction reported 156 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar | 3 | 1,035 |
| Fort Bend | 1 | 617 |
| Dallas | 5 | 496 |
| Collin | 1 | 162 |
| Wichita | 1 | 122 |
Bexar was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 38% of all affected workers with 1,035 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Universal City | 2 | 970 |
| Sugar Land | 1 | 617 |
| Dallas | 1 | 240 |
| Plano | 1 | 162 |
| Cedar Hill | 1 | 156 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluor Enterprises, Inc | Sugar Land | 617 | 2009-10-07 | |
| Redcats USA | Universal City | 490 | 2009-10-07 | |
| Redcats USA | Universal City | 480 | 2009-10-07 | |
| World Color Dallas, L.P | Dallas | 240 | 2009-10-29 | |
| Unicare Life and Health Insurance | Plano | 162 | 2009-10-29 | |
| MASCO Builder Cabinet Group | Cedar Hill | 156 | 2009-10-23 | |
| ABB Inc | Wichita Falls | 122 | 2009-10-30 | |
| Direct Energy | Richardson | 85 | 2009-10-20 | |
| HMSHost Corporation | Grapevine | 74 | 2009-10-30 | |
| L & M Radiator | El Paso | 67 | 2009-10-15 | |
| Lockheed Martin - San Antonio | San Antonio | 65 | 2009-10-01 | |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated | Houston | 62 | 2009-10-06 | |
| Alcoa, Inc | Rockdale | 53 | 2009-10-01 | |
| Flying J, Inc | Houston | 32 | 2009-10-26 | |
| STMicroelectronics, Inc | Coppell | 9 | 2009-10-12 |
The biggest impact was at Fluor Enterprises, Inc at its Sugar Land facility, reporting 617 affected workers. Redcats USA followed with 490 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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