Texas Layoffs — March 2009

Employers in Texas submitted 66 WARN Act notices in March 2009, putting at risk an estimated 3,985 workers — up substantially from February and up 242% versus March 2008. The average filing covered 60 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 1,998 workers across 30 notices. Separately, Construction reported 484 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Collin saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 13% of all affected workers with 517 workers across 7 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Topping the list was National Semiconductor at its Arlington facility, reporting 305 affected workers. Stanford Financial Group - Houston followed with 297 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Texas labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.