Oklahoma County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Oklahoma County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 618 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Oklahoma County economy

3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
423,769
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
800,487
people in Oklahoma County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,374
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Oklahoma County ranks

Where Oklahoma County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#9Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southwest24% · of 70
#12Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southwest54 / 100 · of 30
#16Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southwest4 per 100 · of 32
#24Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southwest40 / 100 · of 30
#24Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southwest41% · of 100

Oklahoma 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 5.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+12,342 jobs), arts & recreation (+1,811 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,197 jobs), manufacturing (−551 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Oklahoma 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Oklahoma 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.

Love's Travel Stops43 open roles
Northrop Grumman20 open roles
Continental Resources15 open roles
Confidential14 open roles
Pyramid Global Hospitality12 open roles
Amazon10 open roles
Veterans Health Administration10 open roles
ATR - Arena Technical Resources8 open roles
Caci, Inc. - Federal8 open roles
Addison Group7 open roles

Colleges in Oklahoma County

Colleges in Oklahoma County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Central Oklahoma	Edmond	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Oklahoma Christian University	Edmond	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Southern Nazarene University	Bethany	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Southwestern Christian University	Bethany	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Oklahoma 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
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

Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - OKC Central
Oklahoma City · Comprehensive · 405-426-8850
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,

Cities in Oklahoma County

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All of Oklahoma

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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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