South Plains WDA
TX · 15 counties · 82 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 20,854
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 63.5%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $5,767
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 3.7%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 30,960 | 74.2% | $5,437 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| PY2022 | 287 | 69.7% | $8,163 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| PY2024Q2 | 20,854 | 63.5% | $5,767 | 3.7% | -16.6% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $7,628
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $6,359
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- -16.6%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 6,550
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 41
- Under 25
- 17.5%
- 25-44
- 39.3%
- 45+
- 43.1%
- Male
- 62.0%
- Female
- 37.6%
80.2% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Administrative Services | 1,743 |
| Healthcare | 1,271 |
| Construction | 1,033 |
| Hospitality & Food | 665 |
| Retail Trade | 476 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 82
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 8,050
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 9
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 1,127
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Supermarkets | Lubbock | 126 | 2026-01-19 | 2025-11-19 |
| Wells Fargo & Co. (Lubbock) | Lubbock | 225 | 2025-10-28 | 2025-10-29 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Post | 218 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-09-10 |
| Shearer's Foods LLC | Lubbock | 176 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-02-02 |
| Cygnus Home Service dba Yelloh | Lubbock | 8 | 2023-12-15 | 2023-10-26 |
| David's Bridal | Lubbock | 31 | 2023-07-17 | 2023-07-17 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Post | 206 | 2022-05-01 | 2022-03-01 |
| Dynamic Foods | Lubbock | 80 | 2022-01-11 | 2022-01-24 |
| Basic Energy Services | Denver City | 57 | 2021-10-19 | 2021-08-17 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start (CDI HS) | Lubbock | 14 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-11-02 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start (CDI HS) | Plainview | 5 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-11-02 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start (CDI HS) | Floydada | 9 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-11-02 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start (CDI HS) | Muleshoe | 9 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-11-02 |
| Basic Energy Services | Denver City | 102 | 2020-03-10 | 2020-07-10 |
| Outback Steakhouse (Bloomin' brands) | Lubbock | 67 | 2020-03-15 | 2020-04-27 |
| Halliburton | Brownfield | 41 | 2020-04-06 | 2020-04-06 |
| HMSHost | Lubbock | 15 | 2020-03-19 | 2020-03-31 |
| Ahern Rentals | Lubbock | 1 | 2020-03-30 | 2020-03-28 |
| Movies 16 | Lubbock | 30 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Tinseltown Lubbock | Lubbock | 67 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Town Centre Cinema 6 | Plainview | 12 | 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-26 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 4 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 4 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 3 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Plainview | 4 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 6 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 6 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 10 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Lubbock | 5 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Hale Center | 6 | 2020-03-22 | 2020-03-23 |
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Lubbock | 121 | 2020-03-16 | 2020-03-16 |
| Convergy's- Lubbock | Lubbock | 406 | 2017-11-30 | 2017-09-25 |
| Convergy's- Lubbock | Lubbock | 86 | 2017-09-21 | 2017-07-19 |
| Management & Training Coporation | Brownfield | 64 | 2017-06-02 | 2017-04-21 |
| Dollar Express | Lubbock | 5 | 2017-06-30 | 2017-03-30 |
| Bimbo Bakeries | Lubbock | 69 | 2017-01-12 | 2016-11-04 |
| Walmart | Brownfield | 81 | 2017-02-03 | 2016-09-30 |
| Halliburton | Brownfield | 99 | 2015-04-20 | 2015-04-21 |
| American Cotton Growers | Littlefield | 340 | 2015-01-06 | 2014-11-10 |
| Conduit Global-Operator Service Co. LLC DBA | Lubbock | 136 | 2014-12-15 | 2014-10-16 |
| American Commercial College-Lubbock | Lubbock | 5 | 2014-06-11 | 2014-06-11 |
| Packers Sanitation Services Inc (PSSI) | Plainview | 125 | 2013-02-01 | 2013-02-05 |
| Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation-Plainview | Plainview | 2,211 | 2013-02-01 | 2013-01-17 |
| Plains Cotton Coop. Assoc./American Cot. Growers | Littlefield | 110 | 2013-01-05 | 2012-11-05 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Lubbock | 5 | 2010-12-31 | 2010-11-30 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals | Shallowater | 1 | 2010-12-31 | 2010-11-30 |
| kgb Operator Services Co. | Lubbock | 78 | 2009-11-21 | 2009-09-21 |
| United Retail Service | Lubbock | 1 | 2009-09-08 | 2009-07-08 |
| kgb Operator Services Co. | Lubbock | 25 | 2009-07-16 | 2009-05-14 |
| Plains Cotton Coop. Assoc./American Cot. Growers | Littlefield | 159 | 2009-03-08 | 2009-01-12 |
Showing 50 most recent of 82 total notices.
Counties in This Board Area
Bailey County, TX · Cochran County, TX · Crosby County, TX · Dickens County, TX · Floyd County, TX · Garza County, TX · Hale County, TX · Hockley County, TX · King County, TX · Lamb County, TX · Lubbock County, TX · Lynn County, TX · Motley County, TX · Terry County, TX · Yoakum County, TX
Data Sources
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
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