Oklahoma Layoffs — June 2003

Employers in Oklahoma filed 8 WARN Act notices in June 2003, impacting roughly 976 workers and up 234% versus June 2002. The average filing covered 122 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Utilities	2	122

The Utilities sector led the way in workforce reductions with 122 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Beckham	2	470
Pittsburg	2	210
Murray	2	174
Creek	2	122

Beckham felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 48% of all affected workers with 470 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sayre	2	470
McAlester	2	210
Davis	2	174
Tulsa	2	122

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
North Fork Correctional Facility	Sayre	235		2003-06-12
North Fork Correctional Facility	Sayre	235		2003-06-12
Charles Komar	McAlester	105		2003-06-03
Charles Komar	McAlester	105		2003-06-03
Hanover Company	Davis	87		2003-06-11
Hanover Company	Davis	87		2003-06-11
CMS Energy	Tulsa	61		2003-06-11
CMS Energy	Tulsa	61		2003-06-11

The single largest action involved North Fork Correctional Facility at its Sayre facility, reporting 235 affected workers. North Fork Correctional Facility followed with 235 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. The Utilities 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.