Employers in Texas submitted 88 WARN Act notices in December 2020, putting at risk an estimated 8,151 workers — up substantially from November and up 1450% versus December 2019. The average filing covered 93 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 10 | 884 |
| Transportation | 7 | 827 |
| Healthcare | 8 | 406 |
| Finance & Insurance | 3 | 244 |
| Admin & Support Services | 1 | 88 |
The Utilities sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 884 workers across 10 notices. Separately, Transportation reported 827 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Harris | 16 | 2,754 |
| Dallas | 13 | 1,715 |
| Travis | 10 | 830 |
| Comal | 2 | 496 |
| Bexar | 10 | 460 |
Harris saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 34% of all affected workers with 2,754 workers across 16 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 | 1,354 |
| Dallas | 7 | 1,237 |
| Houston | 10 | 1,156 |
| Austin | 10 | 830 |
| New Braunfels | 2 | 496 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Campus | Spring | 677 | 2020-12-02 | |
| ExxonMobil | Spring | 677 | 2020-12-02 | |
| Southwest-Dallas Love Field | Dallas | 465 | 2020-12-03 | |
| Southwest Airlines Co | Dallas | 465 | 2020-12-03 | |
| Ibex | New Braunfels | 248 | 2020-12-22 | |
| Ibex | New Braunfels | 248 | 2020-12-22 | |
| Francesca's Holdings Corp - Clay Rd | Houston | 223 | 2020-12-04 | |
| Francesca's Holdings Corp - Clay Rd | Houston | 223 | 2020-12-04 | |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. - Carrollton | Carrollton | 216 | 2020-12-15 | |
| Halliburton | Carrollton | 216 | 2020-12-15 | |
| BoomerangTube LLC - FM 3361 | Liberty | 150 | 2020-12-22 | |
| BoomerangTube LLC - FM 3361 | Liberty | 150 | 2020-12-22 | |
| Morrison Healthcare - University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | 149 | 2020-12-08 | |
| Morrison Healthcare - University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | 149 | 2020-12-08 | |
| Manitou Equipment America | Waco | 149 | 2020-12-14 |
Topping the list was Exxon Mobil Campus at its Spring facility, reporting 677 affected workers. ExxonMobil followed with 677 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 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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