Oklahoma Layoffs — April 2012

Employers in Oklahoma recorded 4 WARN Act notices in April 2012, covering approximately 358 workers — marking a sharp increase from March and up 38% versus April 2011. The average filing covered 90 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 358 workers were affected across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	2	114

Cleveland absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 32% of all affected workers with 114 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
City Poteau	2	244
Oklahoma City	2	114

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Bremner Food Group, Inc	City Poteau	122		2012-04-02
Bremner Food Group, Inc	City Poteau	122		2012-04-02
Northrop Grumman	Oklahoma City	57		2012-04-26
Northrop Grumman	Oklahoma City	57		2012-04-26

Leading the list was Bremner Food Group, Inc at its City Poteau facility, reporting 122 affected workers. Bremner Food Group, Inc followed with 122 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The filings reflect 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.