Oklahoma Layoffs — April 2002

Employers in Oklahoma filed 8 WARN Act notices in April 2002, impacting roughly 662 workers — representing a pullback from March and up 353% versus April 2001. The average filing covered 83 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	108
Education	2	60
Information & Technology	2	60

The Manufacturing sector led the way in workforce reductions with 108 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Education reported 60 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	4	494
Oklahoma	2	108
Delaware	2	60

Cleveland absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 75% of all affected workers with 494 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	4	494
Bethany	2	108
Grove	2	60

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Young America	Oklahoma City	217		2002-04-02
Young America	Oklahoma City	217		2002-04-02
Gulfstream Aerospace	Bethany	54		2002-04-18
Gulfstream Aerospace	Bethany	54		2002-04-18
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City	30		2002-04-10
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City	30		2002-04-10
Eagle Picher Technologies	Grove	30		2002-04-12
Eagle Picher Technologies	Grove	30		2002-04-12

The single largest action involved Young America at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 217 affected workers. Young America followed with 217 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This is the third consecutive month of declining layoff activity.

The data underscores a mixed picture for Oklahoma's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Manufacturing 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.