Employers in Oklahoma logged 8 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 1,121 workers — climbing above April and down 33% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 140 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Mining & Energy | 1 | 53 |
The Mining & Energy sector dominated layoff filings with 53 workers across 1 notice.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Stephens | 3 | 586 |
Stephens was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 52% of all affected workers with 586 workers across 3 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Duncan | 3 | 586 |
| 06 - SouthCentralRegion | 1 | 293 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 3 | 198 |
| 05 - CentralRegion | 1 | 44 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliburton | Duncan | 293 | 2016-05-23 | |
| Halliburton | Duncan | 293 | 2016-05-23 | |
| Halliburton | 06 - SouthCentralRegion | 293 | 2016-05-23 | |
| Cancer Treatment Centers of America | Purchase dataset for city details | 95 | 2016-05-05 | |
| D&L Oil Tools | Purchase dataset for city details | 53 | 2016-05-23 | |
| Harsco Axc | Purchase dataset for city details | 50 | 2016-05-16 | |
| Wellmark | 05 - CentralRegion | 44 | 2016-05-02 | |
| Halliburton | Duncan | N/A | 2016-05-23 |
The biggest impact was at Halliburton at its Duncan facility, reporting 293 affected workers. Halliburton followed with 293 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
This data points to a mixed picture for Oklahoma's labor market, with activity diverging between monthly and annual comparisons. The Mining & Energy 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.
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