Oklahoma Layoffs — January 2002

Employers in Oklahoma logged 6 WARN Act notices in January 2002, involving roughly 548 workers — climbing above December and down 75% versus January 2001. The average filing covered 91 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	70
Manufacturing	2	40

The Information & Technology sector dominated layoff filings with 70 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Manufacturing reported 40 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	2	438
Pontotoc	4	110

Cleveland felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 80% of all affected workers with 438 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	2	438
Ada	4	110

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Quebecor World	Oklahoma City	219		2002-01-07
Quebecor World	Oklahoma City	219		2002-01-07
Hy-Tech Mfg	Ada	35		2002-01-13
Hy-Tech Mfg	Ada	35		2002-01-13
Hy-Tech Manufacturing	Ada	20		2002-01-23
Hy-Tech Manufacturing	Ada	20		2002-01-23

The biggest impact was at Quebecor World at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 219 affected workers. Quebecor World followed with 219 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to a mixed picture for Oklahoma's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. 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.