EL PASO, Tx., October 23, 2025: The latest figures from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) show that El Paso’s job losses this year continue to grow. The latest casualty is Flagstone Foods who will be laying off 225 El Paso workers on December 19 according to their WARN notification to the TWC. The Warn Act Notices (WARN) are required to be filed 60 days ahead of any planned layoffs by companies with 50 or more employees.
Flagstone Foods is a private label snack food producer based in Minneapolis. The company is transitioning away from producing private label snacks towards Emerald-branded snacks. It is moving its El Paso production to other facilities to better align with their shift towards the Emerald Brand.
El Paso’s job market is heavily reliant on government workers. The federal shutdown has left around 13,000 El Pasoans without paycheck for almost a month now. This figure does not include military personnel deployed in El Paso. Of the top 20 El Paso employers, only seven are non-governmental employers…