Texas Layoffs — January 2007

Employers in Texas logged 19 WARN Act notices in January 2007, involving roughly 2,391 workers — climbing above December and up 94% versus January 2006. The average filing covered 126 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 666 workers across 4 notices. Meanwhile, Finance & Insurance reported 325 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Harris was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 50% of all affected workers with 1,200 workers across 8 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Aon at its Houston facility, reporting 325 affected workers. Houston Town and Country Hospital followed with 298 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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.