Employers in Texas logged 14 WARN Act notices in April 2024, involving roughly 3,248 workers — climbing above March and up 189% versus April 2023. The average filing covered 232 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 2 | 61 |
The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 61 workers across 2 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Travis | 3 | 2,778 |
| Dallas | 2 | 208 |
| Bexar | 1 | 108 |
| Brown | 1 | 93 |
| Navarro | 1 | 61 |
Travis absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 86% of all affected workers with 2,778 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 3 | 2,778 |
| Grand Prairie | 1 | 157 |
| San Antonio | 1 | 108 |
| Brownwood | 1 | 93 |
| Rice | 1 | 61 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesla | Austin | 2,688 | 2024-04-23 | |
| Arnold Transportation Services, Inc | Grand Prairie | 157 | 2024-04-30 | |
| Joyson Safety Systems | San Antonio | 108 | 2024-04-17 | |
| Kohler Co | Brownwood | 93 | 2024-04-16 | |
| Expedia Group Inc. (Austin) | Austin | 84 | 2024-04-23 | |
| Soil Organic, Inc | Rice | 61 | 2024-04-25 | |
| Nosco, Inc | Carrollton | 51 | 2024-04-03 | |
| Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC II | Austin | 6 | 2024-04-04 | |
| Nosco, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-03 | |
| Kohl's Corporation | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-16 | |
| Joyson Safety Systems | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-17 | |
| Tesla | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-23 | |
| Soil Organic, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-25 | |
| Arnold Transportation Services, Inc | Purchase dataset for city details | N/A | 2024-04-30 |
The biggest impact was at Tesla at its Austin facility, reporting 2,688 affected workers. Arnold Transportation Services, Inc followed with 157 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 Mining & Energy 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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