Employers in Oklahoma posted 14 WARN Act notices in January 2001, affecting an estimated 2,176 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to December and up 1351% versus January 2000. The average filing covered 155 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Information & Technology | 2 | 800 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 70 |
The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 800 workers across 2 notices. On a related front, Manufacturing reported 70 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 2 | 308 |
| Comanche | 2 | 216 |
| Carter | 2 | 178 |
| Pontotoc | 2 | 70 |
Cleveland felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 14% of all affected workers with 308 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 4 | 1,146 |
| Oklahoma City | 2 | 308 |
| Midwest City | 2 | 258 |
| Lawton | 2 | 216 |
| Ardmore | 2 | 178 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucent Technologies | Oklahoma | 400 | 2001-01-22 | |
| Lucent Technologies | Oklahoma | 400 | 2001-01-22 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Oklahoma | 173 | 2001-01-17 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Oklahoma | 173 | 2001-01-17 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Oklahoma City | 154 | 2001-01-20 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Oklahoma City | 154 | 2001-01-20 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Midwest City | 129 | 2001-01-19 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Midwest City | 129 | 2001-01-19 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Lawton | 108 | 2001-01-18 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Lawton | 108 | 2001-01-18 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Ardmore | 89 | 2001-01-16 | |
| Montgomery Wards | Ardmore | 89 | 2001-01-16 | |
| Hy-Tech Manufacturing | Ada | 35 | 2001-01-31 | |
| Hy-Tech Manufacturing | Ada | 35 | 2001-01-31 |
The largest notice was filed by Lucent Technologies at its Oklahoma facility, reporting 400 affected workers. Lucent Technologies followed with 400 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.
This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Oklahoma. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Oklahoma WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.
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