Employers in Texas reported 40 WARN Act notices in July 2017, displacing an estimated 2,502 workers — signaling an acceleration from June and up 104% versus July 2016. The average filing covered 63 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 437 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 358 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2 | 199 |
| Arts & Entertainment | 3 | 173 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 79 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 25 |
The Finance & Insurance sector topped the list of affected industries with 437 workers across 2 notices. Notably, Information & Technology reported 358 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 5 | 1,036 |
| Tarrant | 4 | 330 |
| Harris | 5 | 200 |
| Rusk | 1 | 192 |
| Jack | 1 | 169 |
Dallas saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 1,036 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Irving | 1 | 437 |
| Richardson | 1 | 358 |
| Ft. Worth | 3 | 321 |
| Houston | 5 | 200 |
| Henderson | 1 | 192 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Investment Management Corp-Dietech Financial-Irving | Irving | 437 | 2017-07-12 | |
| TeleTech -Richardson | Richardson | 358 | 2017-07-25 | |
| Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc | Ft. Worth | 199 | 2017-07-19 | |
| CoreCivic-Bradshaw State | Henderson | 192 | 2017-07-03 | |
| CoreCivic-Lindsay State Jail | Jacksboro | 169 | 2017-07-06 | |
| Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services of TX, LLC | Houston | 166 | 2017-07-31 | |
| CoreCivic-Willacy State Jail | Raymondville | 157 | 2017-07-03 | |
| WestRock | Waxahachie | 145 | 2017-07-11 | |
| Convergy's- Lubbock | Lubbock | 86 | 2017-07-19 | |
| Xylem, Inc | Dallas | 85 | 2017-07-26 | |
| Aramark Corp | Harlingen | 80 | 2017-07-14 | |
| Kindred Hospital-White Rock | Dallas | 79 | 2017-07-24 | |
| BeautiControl, Inc | Carrollton | 77 | 2017-07-20 | |
| BeautiControl, Inc-Plano Pkwy | Carrollton | 64 | 2017-07-20 | |
| Tom Thumb #3571 | Ft. Worth | 61 | 2017-07-27 |
The most significant filing came from Walter Investment Management Corp-Dietech Financial-Irving at its Irving facility, reporting 437 affected workers. TeleTech -Richardson followed with 358 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The numbers illustrate mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance 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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