Oklahoma Layoffs — January 2008

Employers in Oklahoma logged 8 WARN Act notices in January 2008, involving roughly 1,260 workers — climbing above December and up 518% versus January 2007. The average filing covered 158 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 1,260 workers were affected across 8 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Creek	4	980
Stephens	2	180
Cleveland	2	100

Creek felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 980 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sapulpa	2	850
Marlow	2	180
Tulsa	2	130
Oklahoma City	2	100

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bartlett Collins	Sapulpa	425		2008-01-30
Bartlett Collins	Sapulpa	425		2008-01-30
Biomet	Marlow	90		2008-01-04
Biomet	Marlow	90		2008-01-04
Corporate Express	Tulsa	65		2008-01-07
Corporate Express	Tulsa	65		2008-01-07
Pinnacle Business Solutions	Oklahoma City	50		2008-01-08
Pinnacle Business Solutions	Oklahoma City	50		2008-01-08

The biggest impact was at Bartlett Collins at its Sapulpa facility, reporting 425 affected workers. Bartlett Collins followed with 425 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

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.