Oklahoma Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in Oklahoma logged 5 WARN Act notices in May 2016, involving roughly 535 workers — climbing above April and up 16% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 107 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Healthcare sector dominated layoff filings with 95 workers across 1 notice. Meanwhile, Mining & Energy reported 53 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Grady was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 55% of all affected workers with 293 workers across 1 notices.

Layoff Type Analysis

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

Largest Layoffs

The biggest impact was at Halliburton at its Duncan facility, reporting 293 affected workers. Cancer Treatment Centers of America followed with 95 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to 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.