Employers in Texas posted 25 WARN Act notices in April 2017, affecting an estimated 1,041 workers — reflecting a cooling compared to March and down 73% versus April 2016. The average filing covered 42 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 3 | 220 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 133 |
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 60 |
| Mining & Energy | 4 | 49 |
| Retail | 1 | 5 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 220 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Healthcare reported 133 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 5 | 311 |
| Brazoria | 1 | 204 |
| Williamson | 1 | 181 |
| Denton | 2 | 168 |
| Terry | 1 | 64 |
Harris absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 30% of all affected workers with 311 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | 311 |
| Old Ocean | 1 | 204 |
| Bartlett | 1 | 181 |
| Lewisville | 1 | 156 |
| Brownfield | 1 | 64 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachry Industrial, Inc-Phillips 66-Sweeny Refinery | Old Ocean | 204 | 2017-04-28 | |
| CoreCivic-Bartlett State Jail | Bartlett | 181 | 2017-04-25 | |
| World Wide Technology, Inc | Lewisville | 156 | 2017-04-27 | |
| Triumph Southwest LP dba Kindred Hospital Town & Country | Houston | 133 | 2017-04-28 | |
| The Houston City Club | Houston | 128 | 2017-04-11 | |
| Management & Training Corp-West TX Intermediate Sanction Facility | Brownfield | 64 | 2017-04-21 | |
| Orange Lake Country Club, Inc.-North Richland Hills Call Center | Richland Hills | 60 | 2017-04-03 | |
| Management & Training Corp-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | 41 | 2017-04-21 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | Houston | 25 | 2017-04-28 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | Houston | 24 | 2017-04-06 | |
| United Group Service, Inc. (Pinnacle Partner Solutions | Lake Dallas | 12 | 2017-04-24 | |
| DaVita Rx | Coppell | 7 | 2017-04-19 | |
| Dollar Express - #5276 | El Paso | 5 | 2017-04-03 | |
| Boeing Company | Houston | 1 | 2017-04-25 | |
| Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2017-04-06 |
The largest notice was filed by Zachry Industrial, Inc-Phillips 66-Sweeny Refinery at its Old Ocean facility, reporting 204 affected workers. CoreCivic-Bartlett State Jail followed with 181 workers.
The trends suggest a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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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