Oklahoma Layoffs — July 2007

Employers in Oklahoma posted 4 WARN Act notices in July 2007, affecting an estimated 680 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 112% versus July 2006. The average filing covered 170 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Information & Technology	2	480

The Information & Technology sector saw the heaviest impact with 480 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Creek	2	480
Stephens	2	200

Creek saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 71% of all affected workers with 480 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Tulsa	2	480
Duncan	2	200

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
First Data	Tulsa	240		2007-07-30
First Data	Tulsa	240		2007-07-30
Haulmark Trailers	Duncan	100		2007-07-26
Haulmark Trailers	Duncan	100		2007-07-26

The largest notice was filed by First Data at its Tulsa facility, reporting 240 affected workers. First Data followed with 240 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Information & Technology 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.