Oklahoma Layoffs — November 2017

Employers in Oklahoma submitted 7 WARN Act notices in November 2017, putting at risk an estimated 548 workers and up 38% versus November 2016. The average filing covered 78 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Manufacturing	4	324
Education	3	224

The Manufacturing sector emerged as the hardest-hit sector with 324 workers across 4 notices. Separately, Education reported 224 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Pottawatomie	2	224
Cleveland	2	216

Pottawatomie felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 41% of all affected workers with 224 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Shawnee	2	224
Oklahoma City	2	216
05 - CentralRegion	1	108
Purchase dataset for city details	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
St. Gregory's University	Shawnee	112		2017-11-28
St. Gregory's University	Shawnee	112		2017-11-28
Clearwater Paper	Oklahoma City	108		2017-11-29
Clearwater Paper	Oklahoma City	108		2017-11-29
Clearwater Paper	05 - CentralRegion	108		2017-11-29
St. Gregory's University	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2017-11-28
Clearwater Paper	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2017-11-29

Topping the list was St. Gregory's University at its Shawnee facility, reporting 112 affected workers. St. Gregory's University followed with 112 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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

These figures highlight mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Manufacturing 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.