Oklahoma Layoffs — January 2011

Employers in Oklahoma logged 4 WARN Act notices in January 2011, involving roughly 326 workers and down 64% versus January 2010. The average filing covered 82 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 326 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Custer	2	214
Payne	2	112

Custer felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 66% of all affected workers with 214 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Weatherford	2	214
Stillwater	2	112

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Imation	Weatherford	107		2011-01-19
Imation	Weatherford	107		2011-01-19
Mercury Marine	Stillwater	56		2011-01-18
Mercury Marine	Stillwater	56		2011-01-18

The biggest impact was at Imation at its Weatherford facility, reporting 107 affected workers. Imation followed with 107 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

This data points to 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.