Nowata County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Nowata County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Nowata County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
4,310
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,392
people in Nowata County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,679
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Nowata County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 14.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.7 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Nowata 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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Nowata County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Nowata 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.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nowata County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Sources: 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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