Oklahoma Layoffs — September 2006

Employers in Oklahoma logged 8 WARN Act notices in September 2006, involving roughly 2,656 workers. The average filing covered 332 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 2,656 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	4	1,924
Craig	2	380
Atoka	2	352

Cleveland absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 72% of all affected workers with 1,924 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	4	1,924
Vinita	2	380
Atoka	2	352

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bridgestone/Firestone	Oklahoma City	700		2006-09-20
Bridgestone/Firestone	Oklahoma City	700		2006-09-20
Apac	Oklahoma City	262		2006-09-23
Apac	Oklahoma City	262		2006-09-23
Eaton Corporation	Vinita	190		2006-09-07
Eaton Corporation	Vinita	190		2006-09-07
Ethan Allen Operations	Atoka	176		2006-09-06
Ethan Allen Operations	Atoka	176		2006-09-06

The biggest impact was at Bridgestone/Firestone at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 700 affected workers. Bridgestone/Firestone followed with 700 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.