Employers in Oklahoma posted 13 WARN Act notices in September 2017, affecting an estimated 2,719 workers — reflecting a significant uptick compared to August and up 2058% versus September 2016. The average filing covered 209 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.
| Industry | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Retail | 3 | 345 |
The Retail sector saw the heaviest impact with 345 workers across 3 notices.
| County | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 4 | 588 |
| Washington | 2 | 230 |
Rogers absorbed the greatest share of layoffs, accounting for 22% of all affected workers with 588 workers across 4 notices.
| City | Notices | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Moore | 2 | 750 |
| Catoosa | 4 | 588 |
| 07 - NorthEastRegion | 3 | 409 |
| 05 - CentralRegion | 1 | 375 |
| Purchase dataset for city details | 1 | 367 |
Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Oklahoma this month.
| Company | City | Workers | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Creative Foods | Moore | 375 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Fresh Creative Foods | Moore | 375 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Fresh Creative Foods | 05 - CentralRegion | 375 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Fresh Creative Foods | Purchase dataset for city details | 367 | 2017-09-25 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | Catoosa | 147 | 2017-09-08 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | Catoosa | 147 | 2017-09-08 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | 07 - NorthEastRegion | 147 | 2017-09-08 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | Catoosa | 147 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | Catoosa | 147 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Carlisle Brake and Friction | 07 - NorthEastRegion | 147 | 2017-09-28 | |
| Walmart Claims Office | Bartlesville | 115 | 2017-09-05 | |
| Walmart Claims Office | Bartlesville | 115 | 2017-09-05 | |
| Walmart | 07 - NorthEastRegion | 115 | 2017-09-05 |
The largest notice was filed by Fresh Creative Foods at its Moore facility, reporting 375 affected workers. Fresh Creative Foods followed with 375 workers.
This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.
The trends suggest mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Retail 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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