Employers in Texas logged 34 WARN Act notices in February 2017, involving roughly 1,035 workers — falling below January and down 66% versus February 2016. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7 | 212 |
| Healthcare | 8 | 89 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 85 |
The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 212 workers across 7 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 89 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1 | 274 |
| Denton | 2 | 209 |
| Tarrant | 4 | 204 |
| Montgomery | 4 | 89 |
| Dimmit | 1 | 85 |
Taylor saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 26% of all affected workers with 274 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | 1 | 274 |
| Ft. Worth | 1 | 208 |
| Mansfield | 2 | 105 |
| Grapevine | 1 | 98 |
| Carrizo Springs | 1 | 85 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teleperformance USA - Abilene2 | Abilene | 274 | 2017-02-10 | |
| GE Manufacturing Services - GEMS | Ft. Worth | 208 | 2017-02-01 | |
| Skyline Homette Corporation | Mansfield | 105 | 2017-02-14 | |
| Fidelity Investments-Grapevine | Grapevine | 98 | 2017-02-03 | |
| Anadarko Petroleum - Carrizo Springs | Carrizo Springs | 85 | 2017-02-03 | |
| Forex Capital Markets LLC-FXCM Global Services | Plano | 56 | 2017-02-10 | |
| Pentair Thermal Management | Houston | 51 | 2017-02-21 | |
| Aramark Corp | Harlingen | 45 | 2017-02-03 | |
| Chi St. Luke's Health-Woodlands | Woodlands | 29 | 2017-02-09 | |
| Chi St. Luke's Health-The Woodlands | The Woodlands | 27 | 2017-02-09 | |
| Chi St. Luke's Health-Conroe | Conroe | 26 | 2017-02-09 | |
| Gulf Marine Fabricators - Aransas Pass | Aransas Pass | 19 | 2017-02-21 | |
| Chi St. Luke's Health-Woodlands | Woodlands | 7 | 2017-02-06 | |
| Boeing Company | Houston | 1 | 2017-02-10 | |
| Cempra Pharmaceuticals-San Antonio | San Antonio | 1 | 2017-02-27 |
The biggest impact was at Teleperformance USA - Abilene2 at its Abilene facility, reporting 274 affected workers. GE Manufacturing Services - GEMS followed with 208 workers.
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Manufacturing 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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