Oklahoma Layoffs — May 2016

Employers in Oklahoma filed 5 WARN Act notices in May 2016, impacting roughly 535 workers — representing a notable rise over April and up 16% versus May 2015. The average filing covered 107 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

The Mining & Energy sector led the way in workforce reductions with 346 workers across 2 notices. In a parallel development, Healthcare reported 95 workers.

Geographic Hotspots

Grady saw the most concentrated 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 single largest action involved 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.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Oklahoma labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Mining & Energy 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.