Ottawa County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meOttawa County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
14,003
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,360
people in Ottawa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$48,656
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Ottawa 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−418 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Ottawa 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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Ottawa County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Mfg- Miami | Miami | — | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Ottawa 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.
- Umicore2 open roles
- O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ottawa 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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