Texas employers reported more than 27,000 planned layoffs in 2025, a slight decline from the previous year but still enough to affect workers across multiple regions and industries, according to new state data.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings with the Texas Workforce Commission show that companies logged 27,188 job cuts for the year, down from 27,799 in 2024. WARN notices cover larger layoffs and plant closures that meet federal reporting thresholds, so they do not reflect every job loss in the state but capture many of the largest and most disruptive events.
The 2025 total was driven by a mix of large-scale layoffs at major employers and a steady stream of smaller reductions in sectors ranging from logistics to retail. The filings show that a handful of companies accounted for thousands of the reported cuts.
Major layoff events
The five largest layoff notices filed in 2025 involved employers in food processing, logistics, e-commerce, customer service and air travel:
Tyson Foods – 1,761 jobs
Tyson Foods submitted the largest single WARN notice of the year in late November. The company said it will eliminate the B-shift at its beef plant in Amarillo, affecting 1,761 positions across processing-line and support roles. The notice lists Jan. 20, 2026, as the effective date and describes the action as a permanent reduction.
FedEx – 856 jobs
Just before Thanksgiving, FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics notified the state that it will close its facility in Coppell after losing a major customer to another provider. The company said it will discontinue operations at the site and lay off 856 workers. Separation dates are scheduled to take place in stages through January, February, March and April 2026, depending on production volume.
Chewy – 674 jobs
In March, online pet-supply retailer Chewy reported plans to lay off 674 employees at a fulfillment center in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. According to its WARN notice, the layoffs occurred between May and June 2025. The facility will remain open but operate at what the company described as a “substantially reduced” capacity.
TTEC – 650 jobs
TTEC Government Solutions, a customer-service and call-center provider, filed a WARN notice in December 2024 stating that it would wind down its Texas Department of Transportation support program. The plan called for eliminating about 650 call-center and support positions tied to sites in the Austin area and remote roles by February 2025.
Southwest Airlines – 626 jobs
In February, Southwest Airlines notified state officials that it would cut 626 corporate positions at its headquarters near Dallas Love Field. The layoffs, which began in April, are part of a broader restructuring and affect roles in technology, analytics, training and management.
Together, those five events account for more than 3,500 job losses. They occurred alongside dozens of smaller WARN filings that collectively reshaped workforces from Amarillo and Lubbock to the Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin and Houston metros.
