Employers in Texas logged 52 WARN Act notices in October 2015, involving roughly 4,386 workers — climbing above September and up 223% versus October 2014. The average filing covered 84 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 2 | 1,190 |
| Construction | 2 | 778 |
| Admin & Support Services | 3 | 492 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 139 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 60 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 1,190 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Construction reported 778 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 7 | 978 |
| Brazoria | 2 | 778 |
| Denton | 7 | 707 |
| Tarrant | 1 | 595 |
| El Paso | 2 | 492 |
Harris was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 978 workers across 7 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Worth | 2 | 1,190 |
| Houston | 7 | 978 |
| Freeport | 2 | 778 |
| El Paso | 2 | 492 |
| San Antonio | 3 | 267 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines-(TX Aero Engine Service LLC-TAESL | Ft. Worth | 595 | 2015-10-30 | |
| American Airlines | Ft. Worth | 595 | 2015-10-30 | |
| Doyon Security Services | El Paso | 450 | 2015-10-01 | |
| Infinity Construction Services, LP | Freeport | 389 | 2015-10-29 | |
| Infinity Construction Services, LP | Freeport | 389 | 2015-10-29 | |
| MV Transportation, Inc.- Houston | Houston | 333 | 2015-10-28 | |
| MV Transportation | Houston | 333 | 2015-10-28 | |
| Forest Park Medical Center-San Antonio | San Antonio | 139 | 2015-10-16 | |
| Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc | Houston | 135 | 2015-10-26 | |
| Vantage Deepwater Drilling Inc | Houston | 135 | 2015-10-26 | |
| Invista | Orange | 110 | 2015-10-20 | |
| Invista | Orange | 110 | 2015-10-20 | |
| Clarke American (Harland Clarke)-San Antonio | San Antonio | 107 | 2015-10-16 | |
| Forum Energy Technologies | Gainesville | 60 | 2015-10-19 | |
| Doyon Security Services | El Paso | 42 | 2015-10-01 |
The biggest impact was at American Airlines-(TX Aero Engine Service LLC-TAESL at its Ft. Worth facility, reporting 595 affected workers. American Airlines followed with 595 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 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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