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Payne County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Payne County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Payne County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 40,690

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 82,290

    people in Payne County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $48,937

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Payne County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Payne 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 Payne 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.

  1. Oklahoma State University4 open roles
  2. The OSU/A&M System3 open roles
  3. Black & Veatch1 open role
  4. Blue Sage Services1 open role
  5. Client Growth Resources1 open role
  6. GXO Logistics1 open role
  7. Learfield1 open role
  8. Meridian Technology Center1 open role
  9. Oklahoma School for the Blind1 open role
  10. State of Oklahoma1 open role

Colleges in Payne County

Colleges in Payne County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwaterPublic 4-year20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Payne 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 - Stillwater

    Stillwater · Comprehensive · 405-624-1450

    8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Payne County

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Payne 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.