Kay County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meKay County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
19,692
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,731
people in Kay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,673
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Kay 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kay County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Thunder starters Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace set for extended injury layoffsGeo Super · Oct 27, 2026
- Crumbl locations have continued to close, but not in Oklahoma CityThe Oklahoman on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
Learn and get funded in Kay County
- 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.
Kay County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Kay County 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.
Employers hiring most in Kay County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Actalent1 open role
- Air Distribution1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Continental Carbon1 open role
- Quest Diagnostics1 open role
- Unitedhealth Group1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kay County. 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).
- Oklahoma’s Workforce Board
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Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Ponca City
Ponca City · Comprehensive · 580-765-3372
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,
Cities in Kay County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Oklahoma’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Oklahoma unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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