Employers in Texas logged 47 WARN Act notices in August 2023, involving roughly 2,505 workers — climbing above July and up 9% versus August 2022. The average filing covered 53 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 8 | 797 |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 478 |
| Healthcare | 2 | 167 |
| Real Estate | 2 | 87 |
| Information & Technology | 2 | 83 |
The Transportation sector dominated layoff filings with 797 workers across 8 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 478 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 5 | 886 |
| Tarrant | 6 | 645 |
| Harris | 4 | 214 |
| Travis | 2 | 181 |
| Fort Bend | 1 | 153 |
Dallas bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 886 workers across 5 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas | 1 | 530 |
| Fort Worth | 2 | 364 |
| Austin | 3 | 266 |
| Richardson | 2 | 205 |
| Deer Park | 1 | 163 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Freight (Dallas) | Dallas | 530 | 2023-08-01 | |
| FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics (Ft. Worth) | Fort Worth | 280 | 2023-08-02 | |
| CVS Health (Richardson) | Richardson | 167 | 2023-08-23 | |
| S&B Plant Services, LTD. (Deer Park) | Deer Park | 163 | 2023-08-18 | |
| Compass Group | Sugar Land | 153 | 2023-08-03 | |
| Harland Clarke Corp | Grapevine | 130 | 2023-08-23 | |
| Babylon, Inc | Austin | 94 | 2023-08-08 | |
| GXO Logistics of Texas Supply Chain, Inc | Wilmer | 92 | 2023-08-31 | |
| PSW Real Estate, LLC | Austin | 87 | 2023-08-04 | |
| TATA Consultancy Services | Austin | 85 | 2023-08-08 | |
| Yellow Freight (Fort Worth} | Fort Worth | 84 | 2023-08-03 | |
| Carling Technologies | Brownsville | 83 | 2023-08-25 | |
| Honeywell Intelligrated | Arlington | 80 | 2023-08-08 | |
| Regal Rexnord | Mission | 78 | 2023-08-03 | |
| Ericsson, Inc | Plano | 64 | 2023-08-01 |
The biggest impact was at Yellow Freight (Dallas) at its Dallas facility, reporting 530 affected workers. FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics (Ft. Worth) followed with 280 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
This data points to mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Transportation 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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