Oklahoma Layoffs — November 2010

Employers in Oklahoma logged 4 WARN Act notices in November 2010, involving roughly 228 workers — climbing above October and up 235% versus November 2009. The average filing covered 57 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	2	126
Healthcare	2	102

The Manufacturing sector dominated layoff filings with 126 workers across 2 notices. Meanwhile, Healthcare reported 102 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Tulsa	2	126
Cleveland	2	102

Tulsa felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 126 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Sand Springs	2	126
Oklahoma City	2	102

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Plant Performance Service	Sand Springs	63		2010-11-15
Plant Performance Service	Sand Springs	63		2010-11-15
United Health Group	Oklahoma City	51		2010-11-09
United Health Group	Oklahoma City	51		2010-11-09

The biggest impact was at Plant Performance Service at its Sand Springs facility, reporting 63 affected workers. Plant Performance Service followed with 63 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. The Manufacturing 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.