Oklahoma Layoffs — July 2002

Employers in Oklahoma logged 10 WARN Act notices in July 2002, involving roughly 1,118 workers — climbing above June and up 245% versus July 2001. The average filing covered 112 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	62

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 62 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	8	1,056
Oklahoma	2	62

Cleveland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 94% of all affected workers with 1,056 workers across 8 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	8	1,056
Bethany	2	62

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Farley's & Sathers Candy Co Inc	Oklahoma City	160		2002-07-09
Farley's & Sathers Candy Co Inc	Oklahoma City	160		2002-07-09
Celestica	Oklahoma City	140		2002-07-12
Celestica	Oklahoma City	140		2002-07-12
Trinity Rail Group	Oklahoma City	118		2002-07-10
Trinity Rail Group	Oklahoma City	118		2002-07-10
Celestica	Oklahoma City	110		2002-07-12
Celestica	Oklahoma City	110		2002-07-12
Gulfstream Aerospace	Bethany	31		2002-07-18
Gulfstream Aerospace	Bethany	31		2002-07-18

The biggest impact was at Farley's & Sathers Candy Co Inc at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 160 affected workers. Farley's & Sathers Candy Co Inc followed with 160 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. 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.