Employers in Texas recorded 32 WARN Act notices in September 2017, covering approximately 2,510 workers — marking a sharp increase from August and up 153% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2 | 100 |
| Utilities | 2 | 84 |
| Healthcare | 5 | 64 |
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 1 |
The Manufacturing sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 100 workers across 2 notices. At the same time, Utilities reported 84 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 1 | 455 |
| El Paso | 2 | 418 |
| Lubbock | 1 | 406 |
| Nueces | 2 | 374 |
| Dallas | 2 | 338 |
Jefferson absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 18% of all affected workers with 455 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 1 | 455 |
| El Paso | 2 | 418 |
| Lubbock | 1 | 406 |
| Corpus Ch | 2 | 374 |
| Dallas | 2 | 338 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB&I, Inc. - 850 Pine Street | Beaumont | 455 | 2017-09-22 | |
| Convergy's- Lubbock | Lubbock | 406 | 2017-09-25 | |
| AT&T-El Paso | El Paso | 299 | 2017-09-13 | |
| Fluor Enterprises-M&G Jumbo Project | Corpus Ch | 274 | 2017-09-15 | |
| Associated Air Center | Dallas | 169 | 2017-09-29 | |
| Associated Air Center | Dallas | 169 | 2017-09-29 | |
| Lakeside Country Club | Houston | 148 | 2017-09-21 | |
| AT&T-El Paso | El Paso | 119 | 2017-09-13 | |
| Oracle America, Inc | Austin | 108 | 2017-09-01 | |
| M&G Resins USA LLC dba M&G Chemicals | Corpus Ch | 100 | 2017-09-25 | |
| Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc | Round Rock | 86 | 2017-09-05 | |
| NRG Energy | Houston | 84 | 2017-09-27 | |
| Palestine Regional Medical Center | Palestine | 38 | 2017-09-11 | |
| Harman International | Richardson | 25 | 2017-09-15 | |
| Palestine Regional Medical | Palestine | 13 | 2017-09-11 |
Leading the list was CB&I, Inc. - 850 Pine Street at its Beaumont facility, reporting 455 affected workers. Convergy's- Lubbock followed with 406 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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