Employers in Texas submitted 30 WARN Act notices in February 2015, putting at risk an estimated 3,689 workers — up substantially from January and up 19% versus February 2014. The average filing covered 123 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 516 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 133 |
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 116 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 1 | 77 |
| Information & Technology | 1 | 69 |
| Utilities | 1 | 31 |
The Transportation sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 516 workers across 2 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 133 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 3 | 1,199 |
| Dallas | 3 | 623 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 472 |
| Hidalgo | 1 | 281 |
| Harris | 5 | 219 |
Tarrant saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 33% of all affected workers with 1,199 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Worth | 3 | 1,199 |
| Garland | 2 | 552 |
| Conroe | 2 | 472 |
| Pharr | 1 | 281 |
| Houston | 5 | 219 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Shack Corporation | Ft. Worth | 683 | 2015-02-04 | |
| Radio Shack Support Facilities & Distribution Center | Ft. Worth | 344 | 2015-02-04 | |
| Apex Tool Group | Garland | 291 | 2015-02-05 | |
| Convergys Customer Management Group Inc.-Pharr | Pharr | 281 | 2015-02-24 | |
| Apex Tool Group | Garland | 261 | 2015-02-05 | |
| Maverick Tube LLC, dba Tenaris Conroe | Conroe | 236 | 2015-02-23 | |
| Maverick Tube Corporation d/b/a Tenaris Conroe | Conroe | 236 | 2015-02-23 | |
| Radio Shack Support Facilities & Distribution Center | Ft. Worth | 172 | 2015-02-04 | |
| Tenaris dba Maverick Tube | Houston | 133 | 2015-02-23 | |
| Baker Hughes-Snyder | Snyder | 133 | 2015-02-25 | |
| Baker Hughes-Mineral Wells | Mineral Wells | 110 | 2015-02-05 | |
| Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services of TX, LLC | Houston | 77 | 2015-02-05 | |
| Bank of America - Addison | Addison | 71 | 2015-02-18 | |
| US Steel Tubular Products - Hughes Springs | Hughes Springs | 70 | 2015-02-20 | |
| JELD-WEN -Temple | Temple | 69 | 2015-02-06 |
Topping the list was Radio Shack Corporation at its Ft. Worth facility, reporting 683 affected workers. Radio Shack Support Facilities & Distribution Center followed with 344 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
These figures highlight 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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