Employers in Texas logged 23 WARN Act notices in February 2011, involving roughly 2,780 workers — climbing above January and up 43% versus February 2010. The average filing covered 121 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 627 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 66 |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 52 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 32 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 627 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 66 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Collin | 1 | 627 |
| Harris | 11 | 616 |
| Bell | 2 | 532 |
| Dallas | 4 | 502 |
| Chambers | 1 | 200 |
Collin saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 23% of all affected workers with 627 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| McKinney | 1 | 627 |
| Houston | 10 | 615 |
| Belton | 2 | 532 |
| Dallas | 1 | 238 |
| Baytown | 1 | 200 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blockbuster Inc. - McKinney Distribution Center | McKinney | 627 | 2011-02-23 | |
| Clayton Homes Trendsetter Homes Div | Belton | 282 | 2011-02-24 | |
| Clayton Homes Trendsetter Homes Div | Belton | 250 | 2011-02-23 | |
| Blockbuster Inc. - Dallas (HQ) | Dallas | 238 | 2011-02-23 | |
| Jacobs Field Services North America, Inc | Baytown | 200 | 2011-02-08 | |
| ACS Commercial Solutions | Houston | 200 | 2011-02-22 | |
| ACS Commercial Solution | Houston | 200 | 2011-02-22 | |
| UtiliQuest, LLC - Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 153 | 2011-02-24 | |
| Amazon.com | Irving | 140 | 2011-02-10 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC (JSC) - Houston2 | Houston | 71 | 2011-02-01 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC - Houston2 | Houston | 71 | 2011-02-01 | |
| South Texas Health System | Edinburg | 66 | 2011-02-10 | |
| Palm Harbor Homes (HQ) - Addison | Addison | 62 | 2011-02-16 | |
| Palm Harbor Homes - Addison | Addison | 62 | 2011-02-16 | |
| RockTenn - RTS Packaging, LLC | El Paso | 52 | 2011-02-17 |
The biggest impact was at Blockbuster Inc. - McKinney Distribution Center at its McKinney facility, reporting 627 affected workers. Clayton Homes Trendsetter Homes Div followed with 282 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 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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