Texas Layoffs — September 2007

Employers in Texas posted 19 WARN Act notices in September 2007, affecting an estimated 1,813 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 248% versus September 2006. The average filing covered 95 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Professional Services sector saw the heaviest impact with 721 workers across 4 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 646 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Dallas bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 749 workers across 5 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The largest notice was filed by Scientific Games SA at its San Antonio facility, reporting 330 affected workers. ICT Group followed with 239 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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