Oklahoma Layoffs — January 2006

Employers in Oklahoma submitted 10 WARN Act notices in January 2006, putting at risk an estimated 7,512 workers. The average filing covered 751 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 7,512 workers were affected across 10 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Grady	2	1,172
Rogers	2	800
Cleveland	4	740

Grady felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 16% of all affected workers with 1,172 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma	2	4,800
Chickasha	2	1,172
Catoosa	2	800
Oklahoma City	4	740

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
General Motors	Oklahoma	2,400		2006-01-25
General Motors	Oklahoma	2,400		2006-01-25
Delta Faucet	Chickasha	586		2006-01-17
Delta Faucet	Chickasha	586		2006-01-17
Asec Delphi	Catoosa	400		2006-01-22
Asec Delphi	Catoosa	400		2006-01-22
Johnson Controls	Oklahoma City	286		2006-01-25
Johnson Controls	Oklahoma City	286		2006-01-25
Collins & Aikman	Oklahoma City	84		2006-01-05
Collins & Aikman	Oklahoma City	84		2006-01-05

Topping the list was General Motors at its Oklahoma facility, reporting 2,400 affected workers. General Motors followed with 2,400 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight 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.