Employers in Texas reported 24 WARN Act notices in May 2010, displacing an estimated 3,027 workers — signaling an acceleration from April and up 36% versus May 2009. The average filing covered 126 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 311 |
| Education | 2 | 120 |
| Utilities | 2 | 63 |
The Information & Technology sector topped the list of affected industries with 311 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Education reported 120 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 7 | 1,065 |
| Bexar | 4 | 677 |
| Bell | 4 | 523 |
| McLennan | 2 | 270 |
| Johnson | 2 | 258 |
Harris was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 1,065 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7 | 1,065 |
| San Antonio | 4 | 677 |
| Fort Hood | 3 | 396 |
| Cleburne | 2 | 258 |
| Mcgregor | 1 | 150 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Promotional Products | San Antonio | 345 | 2010-05-17 | |
| Norwood Promotional Products, LLC | San Antonio | 320 | 2010-05-17 | |
| Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc | Fort Hood | 311 | 2010-05-10 | |
| Chevron USA, Inc. - Houston2 | Houston | 285 | 2010-05-07 | |
| Chevron USA, Inc | Houston | 285 | 2010-05-07 | |
| Chevron USA, Inc. - 2 | Houston | 285 | 2010-05-07 | |
| Johnson County Correctional Facility | Cleburne | 170 | 2010-05-24 | |
| Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.-McGregor | Mcgregor | 150 | 2010-05-25 | |
| Sallie Mae, Inc | Killeen | 127 | 2010-05-18 | |
| Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.-McGregor | McGregor | 120 | 2010-05-25 | |
| Durham School Services - Hutto | Hutto | 108 | 2010-05-26 | |
| Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. - San Benito | San Benito | 101 | 2010-05-06 | |
| Johnson County Correctional Facility | Cleburne | 88 | 2010-05-24 | |
| URS Federal Services (Lear Siegler) - Fort Hood | Fort Hood | 85 | 2010-05-17 | |
| HighMount Exploration & Production LLC | Houston | 84 | 2010-05-07 |
The most significant filing came from Norwood Promotional Products at its San Antonio facility, reporting 345 affected workers. Norwood Promotional Products, LLC followed with 320 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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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