Kay County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kay County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Kay County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
19,666
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,731
people in Kay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,673
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kay County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kay 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

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 - Ponca City
Ponca City · Comprehensive · 580-765-3372
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Kay County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.