Layoffs

The defense contractor also said certain employees will be furloughed for three weeks starting June 15.

Spirit Airlines has laid off nearly 1,000 employees across Texas after a $500 million federal bailout of the budget airline fell through.

Dallas-based Comerica Bank will layoff 184 employees at its Frisco location in March, the company told the Texas Workforce Commission in a letter Wednesday.

North Texas employers announced more than 10,000 layoffs in 2025, driven by cuts in logistics, retail and corporate operations. Despite the disruption for workers, experts say the region's diverse and fast-growing economy is well-positioned to absorb the losses heading into 2026.

Multiple sources tell NPR that as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

The job cuts come from Tarrant and Dallas County and take effect Nov. 1.

Retailer recently merged with other retailers as it seeks to regain profitability.

Senate Bill 17, which bans Texas public universities from having DEI programs and trainings, went into effect Jan. 1. Since then, UT Austin has renamed, reorganized or eliminated several university organizations. Now it's cutting jobs.

Companies of 100 employees or more must issue WARN notices when planning layoffs. But the notices also signal changes in the economy.

A subsidiary of Global Medical Response submitted an incorrect number of Fort Worth layoffs to the Texas Workforce Commission.

President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.

The announcement by the company was made in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing earlier this week, saying 32,000 employees at the parks, experiences and products division will be terminated in the first half of fiscal year 2021, which began last month.