Employers in Texas logged 19 WARN Act notices in February 2014, involving roughly 3,097 workers — climbing above January and up 287% versus February 2013. The average filing covered 163 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 1 | 60 |
| Utilities | 1 | 2 |
The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 60 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Utilities reported 2 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 3 | 1,202 |
| Bexar | 2 | 696 |
| Dallas | 6 | 445 |
| Tarrant | 4 | 335 |
| El Paso | 2 | 237 |
Harris saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 39% of all affected workers with 1,202 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 3 | 1,202 |
| San Antonio | 2 | 696 |
| Dallas | 3 | 266 |
| N. Richland Hills | 2 | 244 |
| El Paso | 2 | 237 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Dynamics IT | Houston | 1,195 | 2014-02-24 | |
| Boeing Company | San Antonio | 428 | 2014-02-28 | |
| Boeing - San Antonio | San Antonio | 268 | 2014-02-28 | |
| Blood Systems, Inc | El Paso | 135 | 2014-02-24 | |
| Sealy Mattress Company | N. Richland Hills | 130 | 2014-02-04 | |
| Extreme Reach | Irving | 117 | 2014-02-12 | |
| Sealy Mattress Company | N. Richland Hills | 114 | 2014-02-04 | |
| HelioVolt Corporation | Austin | 103 | 2014-02-24 | |
| Blood Systems, Inc | El Paso | 102 | 2014-02-24 | |
| Tandy Brands | Dallas | 94 | 2014-02-03 | |
| Dallas Airmotive, Inc | Dallas | 90 | 2014-02-28 | |
| Green Tree Servicing, LLC | Dallas | 82 | 2014-02-25 | |
| URS Corp | Austin | 79 | 2014-02-25 | |
| RockTenn-Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | 66 | 2014-02-27 | |
| Northwood University | Cedar Hill | 60 | 2014-02-28 |
The biggest impact was at General Dynamics IT at its Houston facility, reporting 1,195 affected workers. Boeing Company followed with 428 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 Education 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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