Employers in Oklahoma filed 4 WARN Act notices in August 2010, impacting roughly 688 workers and down 59% versus August 2009. The average filing covered 172 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 688 workers were affected across 4 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 2 | 540 |
| Garfield | 2 | 148 |
Caddo bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 78% of all affected workers with 540 workers across 2 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hinton | 2 | 540 |
| Enid | 2 | 148 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Correctional Facility | Hinton | 270 | 2010-08-18 | |
| Great Plains Correctional Facility | Hinton | 270 | 2010-08-18 | |
| Urs | Enid | 74 | 2010-08-13 | |
| Urs | Enid | 74 | 2010-08-13 |
The single largest action involved Great Plains Correctional Facility at its Hinton facility, reporting 270 affected workers. Great Plains Correctional Facility followed with 270 workers.
After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.
The data underscores a mixed picture for Oklahoma's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons.
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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