Texas Layoffs — December 2003
Employers in Texas logged 14 WARN Act notices in December 2003, involving roughly 2,082 workers — falling below November and down 57% versus December 2002. The average filing covered 149 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry Breakdown
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 6 | 952 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 683 |
| Finance & Insurance | 2 | 135 |
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 91 |
| Healthcare | 1 | 78 |
| Retail | 1 | 60 |
The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 952 workers across 6 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 683 workers.
Geographic Hotspots
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina | 1 | 580 |
| El Paso | 1 | 562 |
| Dallas | 4 | 364 |
| Travis | 2 | 246 |
| Harris | 1 | 91 |
Angelina was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 28% of all affected workers with 580 workers across 1 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Lufkin | 1 | 580 |
| El Paso | 1 | 562 |
| Austin | 2 | 246 |
| Dallas | 2 | 178 |
| Coppell | 1 | 103 |
Layoff Type Analysis
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.
Largest Layoffs
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitibi | Lufkin | 580 | ||
| Mediacopy | El Paso | 562 | ||
| Electronic Data Systems Corporation - Austin | Austin | 242 | ||
| Metrocall Wireless | Dallas | 118 | ||
| Solectron - Coppell | Coppell | 103 | ||
| Kvaerner Oilfield Products | Houston | 91 | ||
| Vip USA | Irving | 83 | ||
| Aetna US Healthcare - Sugar Land | Sugar Land | 78 | ||
| Dell Financial Services | Round Rock | 77 | ||
| Lord & Taylor - Dallas | Dallas | 60 | ||
| Wells Fargo and | Bedford | 58 | ||
| Sage Enterprises | Grand Prairie | 25 | ||
| PCE Technology | Austin | 4 | ||
| Ericsson | Plano | 1 |
The biggest impact was at Abitibi at its Lufkin facility, reporting 580 affected workers. Mediacopy followed with 562 workers.
Trend & Outlook
This data points to a easing in workforce disruptions across Texas, with filings falling below both recent and year-ago levels. The Information & Technology 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.