Employers in Texas filed 10 WARN Act notices in July 2012, impacting roughly 608 workers — representing a pullback from June and down 76% versus July 2011. The average filing covered 61 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1 | 40 |
The Transportation sector led the way in workforce reductions with 40 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 2 | 415 |
| Travis | 1 | 75 |
| Harris | 6 | 70 |
| Fayette | 1 | 48 |
Dallas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 415 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 2 | 415 |
| Austin | 1 | 75 |
| Houston | 5 | 63 |
| La Grange | 1 | 48 |
| Webster | 1 | 7 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veolia Transportation-Dallas | Dallas | 375 | 2012-07-19 | |
| Arbor E&T, LLC-Capital Area | Austin | 75 | 2012-07-30 | |
| America's Body Company LLC | La Grange | 48 | 2012-07-17 | |
| American Airlines - Dallas | Dallas | 40 | 2012-07-23 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC | Houston | 35 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC | Houston | 12 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC - Houston5 | Houston | 9 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC - Webster | Webster | 7 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC-LockheedMartin Facility | Houston | 4 | 2012-07-24 | |
| United Space Alliance, LLC (JSC) - Houston2 | Houston | 3 | 2012-07-24 |
The single largest action involved Veolia Transportation-Dallas at its Dallas facility, reporting 375 affected workers. Arbor E&T, LLC-Capital Area followed with 75 workers.
The data underscores a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. 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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