Employers in Texas posted 26 WARN Act notices in February 2016, affecting an estimated 3,046 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to January and down 17% versus February 2015. The average filing covered 117 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 5 | 428 |
| Mining & Energy | 4 | 115 |
| Retail | 1 | 68 |
The Utilities sector saw the heaviest impact with 428 workers across 5 notices. On a related front, Mining & Energy reported 115 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| San Patricio | 1 | 924 |
| Harris | 8 | 398 |
| El Paso | 2 | 348 |
| Nueces | 2 | 314 |
| Montgomery | 2 | 300 |
San Patricio saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 924 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory | 1 | 924 |
| Houston | 8 | 398 |
| El Paso | 2 | 348 |
| Spring | 2 | 300 |
| Point Comfort | 1 | 175 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin Alumina Co | Gregory | 924 | 2016-02-04 | |
| Devon Energy Corporation-Spring | Spring | 300 | 2016-02-26 | |
| Bruce Foods | El Paso | 177 | 2016-02-29 | |
| Alcoa World Alumina | Point Comfort | 175 | 2016-02-16 | |
| Bruce Foods | El Paso | 171 | 2016-02-29 | |
| Sunoco LP - Stripes LLC | Corpus Ch | 161 | 2016-02-01 | |
| Brock Services, LLC - Celanese Bishop | Bishop | 153 | 2016-02-15 | |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Pumping Services- Victoria | Victoria | 148 | 2016-02-10 | |
| Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling-Discoverer Deep Seas | Houston | 140 | 2016-02-08 | |
| IPSCO Koppel Tubulars Corporation | Baytown | 112 | 2016-02-09 | |
| CalFrac Well Services | San Antonio | 87 | 2016-02-23 | |
| C&J Energy Services Inc | Pleasanton | 78 | 2016-02-02 | |
| Forever 21 Retail Store #0716 | Dallas | 68 | 2016-02-29 | |
| ThermoFisher Scientific-Houston | Houston | 62 | 2016-02-01 | |
| Compass Group-Eurest | Houston | 55 | 2016-02-29 |
The largest notice was filed by Sherwin Alumina Co at its Gregory facility, reporting 924 affected workers. Devon Energy Corporation-Spring followed with 300 workers.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Utilities 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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