Oklahoma Layoffs — July 2023

Employers in Oklahoma logged 4 WARN Act notices in July 2023, involving roughly 708 workers — climbing above June and down 19% versus July 2022. The average filing covered 177 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Government	2	160

The Government sector dominated layoff filings with 160 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Hughes	2	548
Latimer	2	160

Hughes saw the most concentrated activity, accounting for 77% of all affected workers with 548 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Holdenville	2	548
Talihina	2	160

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
CoreCivic	Holdenville	274		2023-07-31
CoreCivic	Holdenville	274		2023-07-31
State of Oklahoma, Department of Veteran Affairs	Talihina	80		2023-07-26
State of Oklahoma, Department of Veteran Affairs	Talihina	80		2023-07-26

The biggest impact was at CoreCivic at its Holdenville facility, reporting 274 affected workers. CoreCivic followed with 274 workers.

Trend & Outlook

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 Government 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.