Oklahoma Layoffs — October 2018

Employers in Oklahoma recorded 7 WARN Act notices in October 2018, covering approximately 659 workers — marking a sharp increase from September. The average filing covered 94 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Healthcare	4	266

The Healthcare sector accounted for the largest share of job cuts with 266 workers across 4 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Cleveland	2	262
Latimer	2	104

Cleveland was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 40% of all affected workers with 262 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Oklahoma City	2	262
08 - SouthernRegion	2	162
Purchase dataset for city details	1	131
Wilburton	2	104

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Circor	Oklahoma City	131		2018-10-09
Circor	Oklahoma City	131		2018-10-09
Circor	Purchase dataset for city details	131		2018-10-09
Pauls Valley General Hospital	08 - SouthernRegion	110		2018-10-12
Latimer County Hospital	Wilburton	52		2018-10-03
Latimer County Hospital	Wilburton	52		2018-10-03
Latimer County Hospital	08 - SouthernRegion	52		2018-10-03

Leading the list was Circor at its Oklahoma City facility, reporting 131 affected workers. Circor followed with 131 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

The filings reflect mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Healthcare 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.