Alva, OK jobs, layoffs and employers
Alva layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Alva in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Alva
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Alva. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Oklahoma’s Workforce Board
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Woods County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
4,289
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,619
people in Woods County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,512
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Alva?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Oklahoma’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.