Oklahoma jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help
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Show me jobs near meOklahoma economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
1,999,597
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
3,995,260
people in Oklahoma
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,603
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Oklahoma outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+24,548 jobs), hotels & food (+8,646 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−6,582 jobs), admin & staffing (−3,551 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Oklahoma. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Thunder starters Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace set for extended injury layoffsGeo Super · Oct 27, 2026
- Tulsa County commissioner discusses restructuring, layoffs, potential new jobsNews On 6 on MSN · Oct 22, 2026
- Crumbl locations have continued to close, but not in Oklahoma CityThe Oklahoman on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
Learn and get funded in Oklahoma
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Oklahoma layoffs
14
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
14
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Medicine | NASHVILLE | — | — | State record | |
| T-Mobile USA, Inc. | Oklahoma City | — | — | State record | |
| US Gypsum Co | Southard | — | Closure | State record | |
| PepsiCo | Purchase | — | — | State record | |
| Conduent | FLORHAM PARK | — | — | State record | |
| Arvest Bank | Lowell | — | — | State record | |
| CAE USA Inc | Altus AFB | — | Closure | State record | |
| VITAL ENERGY INC | TULSA | — | Closure | State record | |
| Hopkins Mfg- Miami | Miami | — | Closure | State record | |
| Bright Horizons | Watertown | — | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Oklahoma
Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.
- Love's Travel Stops48 open roles
- BOK Financial42 open roles
- Northrop Grumman20 open roles
- Amazon19 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration18 open roles
- Continental Resources15 open roles
- Olsson15 open roles
- Confidential14 open roles
- University of Tulsa13 open roles
- Alpha Agency12 open roles
- GXO Logistics12 open roles
- Pyramid Global Hospitality12 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Oklahoma
- Tulsa Community College1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Higher education in Oklahoma
30
public and private non-profit colleges
Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education
about 217,000
students enrolled
Estimated from size bands
Largest colleges in Oklahoma
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Cameron University | Lawton | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| East Central University | Ada | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Langston University | Langston | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Mid-America Christian University | Oklahoma City | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oklahoma. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Oklahoma? How to file for unemployment in Oklahoma (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Green Country Workforce
Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington
- Oklahoma’s Workforce Board
Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Hughes, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Texas, Washita, Woods, Woodward
- South Central Oklahoma Workforce Development Board
Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens, Tillman
- Southern Workforce Executive Director
Atoka, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Haskell, Jefferson, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Love, Marshall, McClain, McCurtain, Murray, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Stephens, Tillman
32 American Job Centers in Oklahoma
Job fairs and business events in Oklahoma
Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Oklahoma.
- Starting a businessNov 12, 2026 · Durant, OK
First United and Southeastern for the Women in Entrepreneurship Conference
- Career workshopNov 30, 2026 · Bartlesville, OK
College: Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Conferences in Oklahoma
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Oklahoma, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 8 with dates announced.
- Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting
Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Oklahoma City, OK
Ticket $99 to $250. Members: Wed $99; Thu $150 through Oct 21, then $250.
- NTA Travel Exchange
Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Tulsa, OK
Ticket $1,595 to $1,895. Supplier/DMO price $1,595 early bird, $1,895 after Aug 3; tour operator fee not found.
- Oklahoma Tax Institute
Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2026 · Oklahoma City, OK
Ticket About $480. Member price $480; 16 CPE credits
- ODA Annual Meeting & Conference
Apr 30 to May 1, 2027 · Tulsa, OK
Paid ticket. Registration opens January 7
- OSSBA/CCOSA Education Leadership Conference
Aug 12 to Aug 15, 2027 · Oklahoma City, OK
Paid ticket, price not listed
- APT US&C Annual Conference
Aug 22 to Aug 25, 2027 · Oklahoma City, OK
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Oklahoma Arts Conference
Oct 20 to Oct 22, 2027 · Enid, OK
Paid ticket. Pricing not yet published.
- Machinery Lubrication Conference & Exhibition
Nov 2 to Nov 3, 2027 · Tulsa, OK
Ticket About $695. General admission $695 per the conference site, which also says the event was rescheduled to Nov 2-3, 2027…
- InterActivity (Association of Children's Museums)
Dates not announced · Tulsa, OK
Paid ticket, price not listed
- OAB Annual Convention
Usually April (next dates not announced) · Tulsa, OK
Paid ticket, price not listed
- OML Annual Conference
Usually September (next dates not announced) · Oklahoma City, OK
Paid ticket, price not listed
Oklahoma counties
Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.
- Oklahoma County3.8% unemployed
- Tulsa County3.9% unemployed
- Cleveland County3.5% unemployed
- Canadian County3.4% unemployed
- Comanche County4.4% unemployed
- Rogers County3.6% unemployed
- Wagoner County3.7% unemployed
- Payne County3.6% unemployed
- Pottawatomie County4.2% unemployed
- Creek County4.1% unemployed
- Muskogee County5.1% unemployed
- Garfield County3.7% unemployed
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- Grady County3.6% unemployed
- Washington County4.4% unemployed
- Logan County3.8% unemployed
- Le Flore County4.3% unemployed
- Carter County5.4% unemployed
- Cherokee County3.9% unemployed
- Bryan County3.9% unemployed
- Osage County4.3% unemployed
- McClain County3.3% unemployed
- Kay County3.8% unemployed
- Pittsburg County4.8% unemployed
- Stephens County4.2% unemployed
- Delaware County3.8% unemployed
- Sequoyah County4.4% unemployed
- Mayes County3.8% unemployed
- Pontotoc County3.6% unemployed
- Okmulgee County4.9% unemployed
- Lincoln County3.8% unemployed
- McCurtain County4.4% unemployed
- Ottawa County4.0% unemployed
- Custer County3.0% unemployed
- Caddo County3.5% unemployed
- Garvin County4.1% unemployed
- Jackson County3.2% unemployed
- Seminole County5.7% unemployed
- Beckham County3.5% unemployed
- Texas County2.2% unemployed
- Woodward County3.4% unemployed
- Adair County4.5% unemployed
- McIntosh County5.5% unemployed
- Pawnee County4.4% unemployed
- Marshall County4.2% unemployed
- Kingfisher County2.9% unemployed
- Choctaw County3.5% unemployed
- Atoka County4.1% unemployed
- Craig County4.0% unemployed
- Murray County4.0% unemployed
- Hughes County5.8% unemployed
- Haskell County4.9% unemployed
- Okfuskee County4.1% unemployed
- Noble County3.2% unemployed
- Washita County2.9% unemployed
- Pushmataha County4.6% unemployed
- Johnston County5.3% unemployed
- Love County6.1% unemployed
- Latimer County4.3% unemployed
- Nowata County4.1% unemployed
- Woods County3.1% unemployed
- Blaine County3.5% unemployed
- Kiowa County4.1% unemployed
- Major County3.3% unemployed
- Tillman County4.2% unemployed
- Alfalfa County3.0% unemployed
- Greer County3.7% unemployed
- Cotton County3.5% unemployed
- Jefferson County4.8% unemployed
- Coal County4.1% unemployed
- Beaver County2.9% unemployed
- Dewey County2.1% unemployed
- Grant County3.2% unemployed
- Ellis County2.5% unemployed
- Roger Mills County2.9% unemployed
- Harper County2.6% unemployed
- Harmon County2.8% unemployed
- Cimarron County3.0% unemployed
Oklahoma cities
Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.
- Oklahoma City596 jobs
- Tulsa426 jobs
- Broken Arrow47 jobs
- Norman25 jobs
- Edmond22 jobs
- Lawton19 jobs
- Durant17 jobs
- Stillwater14 jobs
- Owasso9 jobs
- Muskogee12 jobs
- Ada12 jobs
- Shawnee5 jobs
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- Bartlesville10 jobs
- Midwest City8 jobs
- Enid7 jobs
- McAlester6 jobs
- Okmulgee6 jobs
- Miami1 jobs
- Yukon5 jobs
- Ponca City5 jobs
- Claremore5 jobs
- Clinton5 jobs
- Duncan4 jobs
- Moore4 jobs
- Jenks4 jobs
- Elk City4 jobs
- Ardmore3 jobs
- Bixby3 jobs
- Altus3 jobs
- Woodward3 jobs
- Catoosa3 jobs
- Poteau2 jobs
- Chickasha2 jobs
- Tahlequah2 jobs
- El Reno1 jobs
- Sapulpa1 jobs
- Seminole1 jobs
- Pauls Valley1 jobs
- Guymon1 jobs
- Bethany1 jobs
- Wilburton1 jobs
- Idabel
- Langston
- Atoka
- Weatherford
- Alva
- Goodwell
Laid off or looking for work in Oklahoma?
See what to do first, what Oklahoma unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.
See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; layoff notices from Oklahoma’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Oklahoma unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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