Oklahoma Layoffs — January 2009

Employers in Oklahoma submitted 8 WARN Act notices in January 2009, putting at risk an estimated 1,414 workers — up substantially from December and up 12% versus January 2008. The average filing covered 177 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Retail	2	274

The Retail sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 274 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Sequoyah	4	880
Carter	2	274
Creek	2	260

Sequoyah felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 62% of all affected workers with 880 workers across 4 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Roland	4	880
Ardmore	2	274
Tulsa	2	260

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Thermu Tru	Roland	220		2009-01-26
Thermu Tru Doors	Roland	220		2009-01-26
Thermu Tru	Roland	220		2009-01-26
Thermu Tru Doors	Roland	220		2009-01-26
Circuit City Stores	Ardmore	137		2009-01-18
Circuit City Stores	Ardmore	137		2009-01-18
Lifetouch Inc	Tulsa	130		2009-01-06
Lifetouch Inc	Tulsa	130		2009-01-06

Topping the list was Thermu Tru at its Roland facility, reporting 220 affected workers. Thermu Tru Doors followed with 220 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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.