Oklahoma Layoffs — March 2003

Employers in Oklahoma logged 10 WARN Act notices in March 2003, involving roughly 1,640 workers — climbing above February and up 65% versus March 2002. The average filing covered 164 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 1,640 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	4	1,080
Creek	4	348

Cleveland bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 1,080 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	4	1,080
Tulsa	4	348
Pona City	2	212

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Celestica	Oklahoma City	450		2003-03-03
Celestica	Oklahoma City	450		2003-03-03
Conoco / Phillips	Pona City	106		2003-03-06
Conoco / Phillips	Pona City	106		2003-03-06
K Mart	Tulsa	90		2003-03-05
K Mart	Tulsa	90		2003-03-05
Sara Lee Coffee and Tea	Oklahoma City	90		2003-03-27
Sara Lee Coffee and Tea	Oklahoma City	90		2003-03-27
WorldCom	Tulsa	84		2003-03-05
WorldCom	Tulsa	84		2003-03-05

The biggest impact was at Celestica at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 450 affected workers. Celestica followed with 450 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.

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.