Oklahoma Layoffs — October 2008

Employers in Oklahoma filed 4 WARN Act notices in October 2008, impacting roughly 1,222 workers. The average filing covered 306 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

4
Notices Filed
1,222
Workers Affected
306
Avg per Notice
0
Closures

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 1,222 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

CountyNoticesWorkers
Mayes2948
Cleveland2274

Mayes was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 948 workers across 2 notices.

CityNoticesWorkers
Pryor2948
Oklahoma City2274

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

CompanyCityWorkersTypeDate
LabinalPryor4742008-10-06
LabinalPryor4742008-10-06
Dillards, IncOklahoma City1372008-10-28
Dillards, IncOklahoma City1372008-10-28

The single largest action involved Labinal at its Pryor facility, reporting 474 affected workers. Labinal followed with 474 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.

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.

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