Healthcare has edged out technology as Texas’ hardest-hit industry for layoffs so far this year, though new rounds of tech cuts could soon change the picture.
As of September 8, 2025, healthcare employers have reported 1,238 layoffs in Texas, compared with 1,081 in the technology sector, according to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings reviewed by The Dallas Express.
The lead is narrow and partly spurred by major staff reductions at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and MedStar Mobile Healthcare.
Planned Parenthood’s Gulf Coast division announced in July that it would close two Houston clinics, citing restructuring and “relentless, coordinated efforts to dismantle access to sexual and reproductive healthcare across our region,” Houston Public Media reported.
Yearly state data have consistently indicated that medical facilities in the state perform very few legal abortions every year, since the abortion question was returned to the states in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) by the United States Supreme Court. Just 62 abortions have been reportedly induced in Texas in 2025, according to the Texas Health and Human Services website.
A WARN notice in late July listed 114 layoffs at its Prevention Park facility in Houston. In April, MedStar Mobile Healthcare, which serves the Fort Worth area and its surrounding communities, reported 589 layoffs. Envision Physician Services LLC reported 120 layoffs in San Antonio in April. Combined, those three vents make up around two-thirds of the state healthcare sector’s job losses reported this year.
The WARN database typically does not specify which job functions are affected; however, contemporaneous media reports indicate that the healthcare cuts have primarily impacted clinical positions, including nursing and senior care roles.
Healthcare Companies with Layoffs in Texas in 2025
| Company | Number Laid Off | WARN Notice Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promises Behavioral Health, LLC | 58 | 2025-08-18 | Wimberley |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (Prevention Park Facility) | 114 | 2025-07-31 | Houston |
| Memorial Herman Health System Skilled Nursing Facility | 83 | 2025-07-02 | Houston |
| GI Alliance Management, LLC | 25 | 2025-07-24 | Southlake |
| Texana Center (Building A) Airport Service Center | 27 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center (Building B) Airport Service Center | 25 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center El Campo Learning Center | 9 | 2025-05-28 | El Campo |
| Texana Center Glenn Lakes Group Home | 7 | 2025-05-28 | Missouri City |
| Texana Center North Street Group Home | 7 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center Aqua Vista Group | 4 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center Russeff Filed Home | 5 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center Dovecoft Group Home | 6 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center Camden Landing Group Home | 5 | 2025-05-28 | Rosenberg |
| Texana Center Sunset Group Home | 8 | 2025-05-28 | Wharton |
| Texana Center Willowbend Group Home | 6 | 2025-05-28 | Wharton |
| Texana Center University Group Home | 5 | 2025-05-28 | Wharton |
| Texana Center Maude Group Home | 4 | 2025-05-28 | Wharton |
| MedStar Mobile Healthcare | 589 | 2025-04-16 | Fort Worth |
| Envision Physician Services LLC | 120 | 2025-04-02 | San Antonio |
| Waco Family Medicine (Meyer Center) | 52 | 2025-03-26 | Waco |
| Waco Family Medicine (Bell’s Hill) | 52 | 2025-03-26 | Waco |
| Waco Family Medicine (MCC) | 52 | 2025-03-26 | Waco |
Healthcare Total YTD (as of September 8, 2025): 1,238
By comparison, layoffs in Texas’ technology sector have so far been smaller in scale and largely concentrated in the Austin area, including 116 at Khoros in Austin and 110 at Intel Corporation in Austin. In August, TechWerks, a San Antonio-based consulting firm, filed a notice of 87 cuts effective this month, The Dallas Express reported.
Tech Companies with Layoffs in Texas in 2025
| Company | Number Laid Off | WARN Notice Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Werks, LLC (San Antonio) | 87 | 2025-08-20 | San Antonio |
| CarOffer, LLC | 101 | 2025-08-13 | Addison |
| Intel Corporation | 110 | 2025-07-24 | Austin |
| Khoros, LLC. | 116 | 2025-06-18 | Austin |
| Movate, Inc. (AT&T Project) | 71 | 2025-07-08 | Temple |
| International Business Machines-Coppell | 59 | 2025-07-02 | Coppell |
| TT Electronics Facility IRC (Plano) | 75 | 2025-07-02 | Plano |
| XiFin | 87 | 2025-06-04 | Austin |
| Movate Inc. (The Genesis Project) | 26 | 2025-06-11 | Temple |
| Movate, Inc. | 51 | 2025-04-08 | Temple |
| US Cellular Corporation | 1 | 2025-04-08 | Wichita Falls |
| Denali | 28 | 2025-04-02 | Plano |
| Virtex Enterprises LP | 84 | 2025-04-16 | Austin |
| PULAU Corporation | 64 | 2025-04-30 | Killeen |
| Graphic Solutions, Inc. (Spring Valley) | 64 | 2025-04-23 | Dallas |
| Graphic Solutions, Inc (Welch Rd) | 2 | 2025-04-23 | Dallas |
| Graphic Solutions Inc. (Farmers Branch) | 5 | 2025-04-23 | Farmers Branch |
| TRIGO (Tesla connected) | 50 | 2025-05-07 | Austin |
Tech Total YTD (as of September 8, 2025): 1,081
Still, the balance may not last. The Economic Times reported on September 4 that Oracle and Salesforce are planning massive layoffs in the United States, including in Texas, as part of nationwide workforce reductions. Oracle’s cuts in other regions are set to take effect on November 3. Because the Texas WARN database is typically updated on Thursdays, it remains unclear how many of those positions are in Texas or how they may affect the current healthcare vs tech labor trend.
Layoffs across all industries have clustered in Texas’ most populous counties, according to the available data. DX’s analysis revealed that Tarrant and Dallas Counties lead the state in layoffs since 2023. Although year to date, Houston has had the most layoffs across industries, with 2,924 employees, and Tarrant County trailing at 2,244.
Despite the shifting industry trends, Texas layoffs overall appear to be slowing after spiking last year. If current layoff trends continue, Texas will see around 20,000 layoffs by the end of the year, a modest decrease of 3,000 from the year before.