Ottawa County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Ottawa County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Ottawa County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.7% the month before
14,049
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,360
people in Ottawa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$48,656
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Ottawa County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Ottawa County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 23, 2026	Hopkins Mfg- Miami	Miami	—	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Ottawa 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.

Umicore2 open roles
Key Point Academy1 open role
O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
Scepter1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Oklahoma Works - Miami
Miami · Affiliate · 918-541-2478
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Cities in Ottawa County

Miami3 jobs

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Ottawa County?

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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.