Oklahoma Layoffs — March 2014

Employers in Oklahoma posted 6 WARN Act notices in March 2014, affecting an estimated 710 workers and up 12% versus March 2013. The average filing covered 118 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month. A total of 710 workers were affected across 6 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	2	480
Creek	2	168
Seminole	2	62

Cleveland bore the heaviest burden, accounting for 68% of all affected workers with 480 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	2	480
Tulsa	2	168
Seminole	2	62

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Cox Communications	Oklahoma City	240		2014-03-03
Cox Communications	Oklahoma City	240		2014-03-03
Cox Communications - Tulsa	Tulsa	84		2014-03-04
Cox Communications - Tulsa	Tulsa	84		2014-03-04
UpSource	Seminole	31		2014-03-31
UpSource	Seminole	31		2014-03-31

The largest notice was filed by Cox Communications at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 240 affected workers. Cox Communications followed with 240 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

The trends suggest 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.