Mayes County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMayes County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
20,352
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,406
people in Mayes County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,279
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Mayes County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 14.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+615 jobs), construction (+342 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Mayes County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Tulsa County commissioner discusses restructuring, layoffs, potential new jobsNews On 6 on MSN · Oct 22, 2026
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Mayes County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Mayes 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mayes County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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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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