Employers in Oklahoma posted 16 WARN Act notices in July 2016, affecting an estimated 1,291 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to June and up 3128% versus July 2015. The average filing covered 81 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | 3 | 400 |
| Information & Technology | 6 | 213 |
The Agriculture sector saw the heaviest impact with 400 workers across 3 notices. On a related front, Information & Technology reported 213 workers.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 6 | 454 |
| Cherokee | 2 | 400 |
| Tulsa | 2 | 140 |
Cleveland saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 35% of all affected workers with 454 workers across 6 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Hulbert | 2 | 400 |
| Norman | 2 | 312 |
| 05 - CentralRegion | 3 | 227 |
| Oklahoma City | 4 | 142 |
| Broken Arrow | 2 | 140 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelenka Farms | Hulbert | 200 | 2016-07-14 | |
| Zelenka Farms | Hulbert | 200 | 2016-07-14 | |
| HCR ManorCare | Norman | 156 | 2016-07-11 | |
| HCR ManorCare | Norman | 156 | 2016-07-11 | |
| HCR ManorCare | 05 - CentralRegion | 156 | 2016-07-11 | |
| AG Equipment Company | Broken Arrow | 70 | 2016-07-15 | |
| AG Equipment Company | Broken Arrow | 70 | 2016-07-15 | |
| AG Equipment Company | Purchase dataset for city details | 70 | 2016-07-15 | |
| FMC Technologies | Oklahoma City | 57 | 2016-07-14 | |
| FMC Technologies | Oklahoma City | 57 | 2016-07-14 | |
| FMC Technologies | 05 - CentralRegion | 57 | 2016-07-14 | |
| The Oklahoman Media Company | Oklahoma City | 14 | 2016-07-29 | |
| The Oklahoman Media Company | Oklahoma City | 14 | 2016-07-29 | |
| The Oklahoman Media Company | 05 - CentralRegion | 14 | 2016-07-29 | |
| HCR ManorCare | CentralRegion | N/A | 2016-07-11 |
The largest notice was filed by Zelenka Farms at its Hulbert facility, reporting 200 affected workers. Zelenka Farms followed with 200 workers.
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. The Agriculture 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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