Ada, OK jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Oil Change Shop Manager - Shop#855 - 1400 Lonnie Abbott BlvdDriven Brands Holdings
- Supply Chain Manager- AdaMHM Support Services
- Civil Engineer (GS-11/12)Agriculture, Rural Development
- Production ManagerCintas
- Sales Representative - Facility ServicesCintas
- Production SupervisorAmrize
- Build For Growth Process Engineer IAmrize
- Director of Tiny Tigers ProgramEast Central University
- General AccountantEast Central University
- ECU Opioid & Stimulant Prevention Grant CoordinatorEast Central University
Employers hiring most in Ada
- East Central University5 open roles
- Amrize2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
- Agriculture, Rural Development1 open role
- Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
- MHM Support Services1 open role
Ada layoffs
No layoff notices naming Ada in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Ada
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| East Central University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Pontotoc County 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 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+386 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Ada
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Pontotoc County economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
18,992
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,158
people in Pontotoc County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,564
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Oklahoma unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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