Employers in Texas recorded 35 WARN Act notices in May 2018, covering approximately 3,721 workers — marking a sharp increase from April and up 63% versus May 2017. The average filing covered 106 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 3 | 1,266 |
| Healthcare | 6 | 1,173 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 178 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 124 |
| Professional Services | 2 | 100 |
| Education | 2 | 88 |
The Utilities sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 1,266 workers across 3 notices. At the same time, Healthcare reported 1,173 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant | 2 | 1,266 |
| Harris | 4 | 1,135 |
| Dallas | 3 | 313 |
| Gregg | 1 | 229 |
| Bexar | 1 | 137 |
Tarrant was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 1,266 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Ft. Worth | 2 | 1,266 |
| Webster | 1 | 956 |
| Longview | 1 | 229 |
| Tomball | 1 | 158 |
| San Antonio | 1 | 137 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XTO Energy Inc | Ft. Worth | 1,200 | 2018-05-09 | |
| Bay Area Regional Medical Center | Webster | 956 | 2018-05-10 | |
| KBR-Longview | Longview | 229 | 2018-05-03 | |
| Trinity Steel Fabricators-Tomball | Tomball | 158 | 2018-05-07 | |
| Acuity Hospital of South TX | San Antonio | 137 | 2018-05-15 | |
| Genpact Mortgage Services, Inc | Richardson | 124 | 2018-05-04 | |
| Restoration Hardware, Inc | Grand Prairie | 123 | 2018-05-17 | |
| Horizons HR Services | Irving | 120 | 2018-05-10 | |
| Aramark Campus Services-Texas Womans Univ | Denton | 110 | 2018-05-04 | |
| Zachary Engineering Corp | Amarillo | 100 | 2018-05-29 | |
| College Station RHC Co. LLC | Brenham | 88 | 2018-05-16 | |
| College Station Medical Center | College Station | 80 | 2018-05-16 | |
| Kmart-Laredo | Laredo | 79 | 2018-05-31 | |
| Shape Corp | Garland | 70 | 2018-05-24 | |
| XTO Energy Inc | Ft. Worth | 66 | 2018-05-09 |
Leading the list was XTO Energy Inc at its Ft. Worth facility, reporting 1,200 affected workers. Bay Area Regional Medical Center followed with 956 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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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