Okmulgee County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Okmulgee County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Okmulgee County economy

5.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
15,869
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,922
people in Okmulgee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$53,123
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Okmulgee County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee 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.

Colleges in Okmulgee County

Colleges in Okmulgee County
College	City	Type	Students
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	Okmulgee	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
College of the Muscogee Nation	Okmulgee	Public 2-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Okmulgee
Okmulgee · Comprehensive · 918-304-3160
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, closed for Lunch from 12:00 (Noon to 1:00pm) Not closed for lunch

Cities in Okmulgee County

Okmulgee3 jobs

Other Oklahoma counties

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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.