Houston ISD is reducing campus budgets and eliminating positions due to lower-than-expected enrollment. These adjustments are occurring early in the school year, impacting programs like choir and debate. Some employees may be reassigned to different... — read more
New Tech Global Staffing Restructures Post-Airswift Deal
New Tech Global Staffing is undergoing significant changes following its acquisition by Airswift. The company's consulting and recruiting divisions will be integrated and rebranded under the Airswift name. The staffing division itself will cease... — read more
New Morning Duo Joins Houston Radio
Audacy Country station 100.3 The Bull in Houston has announced a new morning show. Matt Wood and Lois Lewis will host "The Morning Bull with Matt & Lois." Lewis previously worked at iHeartMedia in Phoenix and KWNR Las Vegas. Wood most recently hosted... — read more
MW Components Shuts Houston Facility
MW Components is closing its Houston plant, resulting in 53 job losses. This action follows the company's recent acquisition. The manufacturer has notified the Texas Workforce Commission of the layoffs. The closure impacts a significant portion of... — read more
City Council Approves Mayor's Budget
Houston's City Council has approved Mayor John Whitmire's Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The $7.5 billion plan passed with a 15-1 vote, ensuring no tax increases or deferred infrastructure work. This budget aims to strengthen the city's financial future... — read more
Baker Hughes Facility Closure Announced
Energy technology firm Baker Hughes is shutting down a Houston location. This closure will result in 174 employees losing their jobs. The layoffs are scheduled to commence this month and extend into 2027. Affected roles span manufacturing... — read more
HISD Board Approves Workforce Cut
Houston ISD's state-appointed board of managers has authorized a reduction in the district's workforce. This action allows administrators to eliminate or reassign hundreds of employees. The district is facing declining enrollment, which impacts state... — read more
Houston has seen nearly 3,000 layoffs this year. Here are the largest.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/houston-layoffs-jobs-2026-22369185.php
Essendant and CyraCom Layoffs in Houston (2025)
Hundreds of layoffs are coming to Houston as two major companies downsize their local operations. CyraCom International, a remote interpretation provider recently acquired by Propio, will close its Houston facility and eliminate 355 jobs beginning... — read more
Merger - Cavco Industries - American Homestar
So, cost cutting may follow: Texas (Houston HQ), regional US presence Cuts/Savings: Operational and cost synergies expected Summary: Cavco is acquiring American Homestar for $190M in cash to expand its manufactured home footprint in Texas. — read more
Ventilators Mean Growth
Ventec was manufacturing about 140 ventilators per month at that time. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for ventilators skyrocketed. Shortages of the... — read more
Houston to Bear the Brunt of Big ExxonMobil Layoffs
Hints that layoffs could be coming leaked last week. Chairman and CEO Darren Woods told the company that there would be cuts in an employee forum on... https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2020/10/exxonmobil-houston-offices-1900-layoffs — read more
Houston's at it again
We'll see what happens, I am hearing furloughs.
Discrimination/Layoff
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/case-discrimination-retaliation-5th-cir-4 Case: Discrimination/Layoff (5th Cir.) Posted Aug. 19, 2019, 10:06 AM A white deputy clerk for the city of Houston, Miss. may not proceed with her... — read more
City of Houston Layoffs 2019
Police. Fire. Turner. Layoffs. What a mess. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2018/11/20/312688/turner-holds-off-on-announcing-layoffs-due-to-cost-of-pay-parity-between-police-and-fire/
Any non-Oil-and-Gas companies laying off in Houston?
More info available? Can you share it.
Anybody has a full list of companies that are laying people off in Houston?
Please share if you have that list
City of Houston Layoffs 2016
I am surprised there are no layoffs here? How about 200K jobs that were lost in 2015 and about 100K that will be lost in 2016? It's possible that things will get even more ugly in 2016 and we seem to be facing another pricing meltdown as it relates... — read more