Employers in Texas posted 21 WARN Act notices in August 2013, affecting an estimated 1,376 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to July and up 1% versus August 2012. The average filing covered 66 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 4 | 722 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 65 |
The Finance & Insurance sector saw the heaviest impact with 722 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Healthcare reported 65 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 2 | 557 |
| Bexar | 12 | 345 |
| Dallas | 4 | 251 |
| Bell | 2 | 216 |
| Harris | 1 | 7 |
Tarrant bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 557 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Worth | 2 | 557 |
| San Antonio | 12 | 345 |
| Temple | 1 | 165 |
| Addison | 1 | 113 |
| Irving | 2 | 86 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase - Chase Home Lending | Ft. Worth | 451 | 2013-08-12 | |
| Sprint-Temple | Temple | 165 | 2013-08-22 | |
| Bank of America - Addison | Addison | 113 | 2013-08-06 | |
| Sprint-Ft Worth | Ft. Worth | 106 | 2013-08-22 | |
| American National Insurance Co | San Antonio | 106 | 2013-08-27 | |
| Retreat Capital Management, Inc | Irving | 73 | 2013-08-12 | |
| Aramark Healthcare | San Antonio | 65 | 2013-08-02 | |
| JP Morgan Chase-Mortgage Bank | Coppell | 52 | 2013-08-12 | |
| Camber-SARET | Killeen | 51 | 2013-08-06 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-Administrative Office | San Antonio | 32 | 2013-08-12 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-Adminstrative Office | San Antonio | 32 | 2013-08-12 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-Hillcrest Dr | San Antonio | 28 | 2013-08-12 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-S. Flores St | San Antonio | 27 | 2013-08-12 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-E. Houston | San Antonio | 20 | 2013-08-12 | |
| SER Jobs for Progress-Walzem Rd | San Antonio | 17 | 2013-08-12 |
The largest notice was filed by JPMorgan Chase - Chase Home Lending at its Ft. Worth facility, reporting 451 affected workers. Sprint-Temple followed with 165 workers.
This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.
The trends suggest a mixed picture for Texas's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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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