Texas Layoffs — July 2008

Employers in Texas submitted 63 WARN Act notices in July 2008, putting at risk an estimated 3,775 workers — up substantially from June and up 1130% versus July 2007. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 3,047 workers across 49 notices. Separately, Manufacturing reported 321 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Dallas felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 1,821 workers across 26 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Topping the list was Minyard Food Stores, Inc. #119 at its Dallas facility, reporting 177 affected workers. Infinity Spas followed with 166 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight 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.