Employers in Texas logged 52 WARN Act notices in April 2015, involving roughly 5,387 workers — climbing above March and up 293% versus April 2014. The average filing covered 104 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 4 | 876 |
| Education | 2 | 482 |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 410 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 149 |
| Transportation | 2 | 60 |
The Retail sector dominated layoff filings with 876 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Education reported 482 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 14 | 1,895 |
| Harris | 6 | 957 |
| Midland | 1 | 456 |
| Polk | 1 | 420 |
| Denton | 1 | 358 |
Tarrant absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 1,895 workers across 14 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 6 | 957 |
| Arlington | 6 | 664 |
| Hurst | 1 | 538 |
| Midland | 1 | 456 |
| Livingston | 1 | 420 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Helicopter-S Norwood | Hurst | 538 | 2015-04-28 | |
| Walmart-Midland | Midland | 456 | 2015-04-15 | |
| Walmart - Livingston | Livingston | 420 | 2015-04-14 | |
| Android Industries | Arlington | 400 | 2015-04-09 | |
| Durham School Services-Lewisville | Lewisville | 358 | 2015-04-08 | |
| Delaware N Co. Travel Hosp. Svcs. Inc.-Houston | Houston | 333 | 2015-04-22 | |
| CB&I Stone & Webster | Glen Rose | 322 | 2015-04-27 | |
| Express Scripts-N. Riverside | Ft. Worth | 227 | 2015-04-22 | |
| US Steel Oilwell Services, LLC | Houston | 210 | 2015-04-17 | |
| US Steel Oilwell Services, LLC | Houston | 200 | 2015-04-17 | |
| FTS International | Bryan | 194 | 2015-04-08 | |
| Breg, Inc | Grand Prairie | 193 | 2015-04-23 | |
| Lufkin Industries, (GE Oil & Gas) | Lufkin | 149 | 2015-04-07 | |
| Halliburton-Interwood | Houston | 134 | 2015-04-22 | |
| Breg, Inc | Grand Prairie | 133 | 2015-04-23 |
The biggest impact was at Bell Helicopter-S Norwood at its Hurst facility, reporting 538 affected workers. Walmart-Midland followed with 456 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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