Cherokee County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cherokee County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cherokee County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
23,697
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,621
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,668
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cherokee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Cherokee County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cherokee 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.

Cisco IOS1 open role
Northeastern State University1 open role
Vital Health Care Group1 open role

Colleges in Cherokee County

Colleges in Cherokee County
College	City	Type	Students
Northeastern State University	Tahlequah	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

Green Country Workforce
Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington

Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Tahlequah
Tahlequah · Comprehensive · 918-456-8846
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday (except State of Oklahoma holidays)
Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Tahlequah
Tahlequah · Affiliate · 918-456-8846
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,

Cities in Cherokee County

Tahlequah3 jobs

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Cherokee County?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Oklahoma’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.