Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Oklahoma

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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Oklahoma

Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as bandy around the idea of a by 2023. The last economic recession鈥攖he Great Recession of 2008-2010鈥攕ent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.

As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate , ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.

To that end, compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Oklahoma using data from the . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.

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#50. Grady County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 27,092 (841 unemployed)

#49. Payne County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 38,494 (1,180 unemployed)

#48. Beckham County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 9,162 (292 unemployed)

#47. Ottawa County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.9%
- Total labor force: 14,668 (463 unemployed)

#46. Rogers County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 46,155 (1,465 unemployed)
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#45. Wagoner County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 39,608 (1,282 unemployed)

#44. Coal County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 2,218 (74 unemployed)

#43. Craig County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 5,764 (192 unemployed)

#42. Delaware County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 19,042 (623 unemployed)

#41. Jefferson County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 2,385 (78 unemployed)
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#40. Mayes County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 19,579 (653 unemployed)

#39. Oklahoma County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 397,815 (12,986 unemployed)

#38. Tulsa County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 330,381 (10,968 unemployed)

#37. Kiowa County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 3,550 (121 unemployed)

#36. Lincoln County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 16,026 (542 unemployed)
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#35. Marshall County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 7,372 (249 unemployed)

#34. Tillman County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -2.0%
- Total labor force: 2,743 (93 unemployed)

#33. Woodward County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.4%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 8,200 (282 unemployed)

#32. Adair County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 8,352 (296 unemployed)

#31. Murray County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 6,106 (211 unemployed)
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#30. Washington County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 22,090 (783 unemployed)

#29. Washita County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.5%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.2%
- Total labor force: 4,809 (170 unemployed)

#28. Caddo County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.9%
- Total labor force: 11,650 (420 unemployed)

#27. Cotton County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
--- 1 month change: +0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 2,620 (94 unemployed)

#26. Cherokee County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 19,809 (742 unemployed)
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#25. Stephens County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.7%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.4%
- Total labor force: 18,566 (691 unemployed)

#24. Carter County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.5%
- Total labor force: 21,511 (828 unemployed)

#23. Creek County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 31,758 (1,209 unemployed)

#22. Osage County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 20,690 (781 unemployed)

#21. Sequoyah County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.8%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 16,495 (634 unemployed)
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#20. Kay County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 18,252 (709 unemployed)

#19. Muskogee County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 28,136 (1,102 unemployed)

#18. Pawnee County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.9%
- Total labor force: 7,373 (284 unemployed)

#17. Pottawatomie County

- Current unemployment rate: 3.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 32,817 (1,272 unemployed)

#16. Comanche County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 47,478 (1,930 unemployed)
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#15. Hughes County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: +0.3%
- Total labor force: 5,009 (206 unemployed)

#14. McCurtain County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 15,687 (643 unemployed)

#13. Pushmataha County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.1%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +1.1%
- Total labor force: 4,462 (182 unemployed)

#12. Greer County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.2%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 1,742 (73 unemployed)

#11. Johnston County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.2%
--- 1 month change: +0.3%
--- 1 year change: +0.6%
- Total labor force: 3,648 (152 unemployed)
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#10. Atoka County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.3%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +0.9%
- Total labor force: 5,002 (215 unemployed)

#9. Le Flore County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.3%
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 19,245 (818 unemployed)

#8. Okfuskee County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.4%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 4,402 (193 unemployed)

#7. Okmulgee County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.6%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 15,707 (715 unemployed)

#6. Seminole County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.6%
--- 1 month change: -0.5%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 9,208 (425 unemployed)
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#5. Choctaw County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.7%
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: +0.8%
- Total labor force: 5,841 (276 unemployed)

#4. Haskell County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: +1.1%
- Total labor force: 3,904 (192 unemployed)

#3. Pittsburg County

- Current unemployment rate: 4.9%
--- 1 month change: -0.2%
--- 1 year change: +0.7%
- Total labor force: 15,979 (783 unemployed)

#2. McIntosh County

- Current unemployment rate: 5.4%
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: +1.0%
- Total labor force: 7,200 (387 unemployed)

#1. Latimer County

- Current unemployment rate: 7.0%
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: +1.7%
- Total labor force: 3,061 (213 unemployed)
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