Texas Layoffs — March 2004

Employers in Texas posted 76 WARN Act notices in March 2004, affecting an estimated 2,531 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to February and up 16% versus March 2003. The average filing covered 33 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 1,113 workers across 52 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 725 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Travis saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 37% of all affected workers with 945 workers across 2 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Texas this month.

Largest Layoffs

The largest notice was filed by Zimmer formerly Centerpuls Orthopedics at its Austin facility, reporting 550 affected workers. JC Penny followed with 395 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.