Oklahoma Layoffs — October 2002

Employers in Oklahoma filed 6 WARN Act notices in October 2002, impacting roughly 1,102 workers and up 359% versus October 2001. The average filing covered 184 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 1,102 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Coal	2	660
Cleveland	2	278
Pontotoc	2	164

Coal was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 60% of all affected workers with 660 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Coalgate	2	660
Oklahoma City	2	278
Ada	2	164

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
VF Jeanswear (Wrangler)	Coalgate	330		2002-10-25
VF Jeanswear (Wrangler)	Coalgate	330		2002-10-25
Ceco Doors	Oklahoma City	139		2002-10-01
Ceco Doors	Oklahoma City	139		2002-10-01
Surgical Specialities Supply	Ada	82		2002-10-25
Surgical Specialities Supply	Ada	82		2002-10-25

The single largest action involved VF Jeanswear (Wrangler) at its Coalgate facility, reporting 330 affected workers. VF Jeanswear (Wrangler) followed with 330 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

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

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.