Employers in Texas submitted 38 WARN Act notices in October 2019, putting at risk an estimated 3,590 workers — up substantially from September and up 64% versus October 2018. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 3 | 490 |
| Transportation | 4 | 456 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 312 |
| Accommodation & Food | 2 | 242 |
| Utilities | 2 | 234 |
The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 490 workers across 3 notices. Separately, Transportation reported 456 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Travis | 6 | 1,054 |
| Bexar | 10 | 954 |
| Harris | 6 | 612 |
| Dallas | 8 | 586 |
| Cameron | 2 | 200 |
Travis was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 29% of all affected workers with 1,054 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 6 | 1,054 |
| San Antonio | 6 | 686 |
| Houston | 6 | 612 |
| Farmers Branch | 4 | 346 |
| Elmendorf | 4 | 268 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Austin Semiconductors LLC-Central Processing Unit | Austin | 290 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Samsung | Austin | 290 | 2019-10-29 | |
| Nix Specialty Health-Behavioral Facility | San Antonio | 156 | 2019-10-04 | |
| Nix Specialty Health-Behavioral Facility | San Antonio | 156 | 2019-10-04 | |
| Harte-Hanks | Austin | 146 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Harte-Hanks | Austin | 146 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Hotel Valencia Corp.-Hotel Sorella | Houston | 121 | 2019-10-11 | |
| Hotel Valencia Corp.-Hotel Sorella | Houston | 121 | 2019-10-11 | |
| Inpax Final Mile Delivery-Garland | Garland | 119 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Inpax Final Mile Delivery-Garland | Garland | 119 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Cudd Energy Services | San Antonio | 117 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Cudd Energy Services | San Antonio | 117 | 2019-10-23 | |
| Inpax Final Mile Delivery-Farmers Branch | Farmers Branch | 109 | 2019-10-01 | |
| Inpax Final Mile Delivery-Farmers Branch | Farmers Branch | 109 | 2019-10-01 | |
| HRP Brownsville LLC dba Steel Coast | Brownsville | 100 | 2019-10-15 |
Topping the list was Samsung Austin Semiconductors LLC-Central Processing Unit at its Austin facility, reporting 290 affected workers. Samsung followed with 290 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
These figures highlight 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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