Tulsa County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tulsa County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 552 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Tulsa County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
354,759
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
673,708
people in Tulsa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,317
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Tulsa County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Tulsa County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 13, 2026	VITAL ENERGY INC	TULSA	—	Closure	State record
Jan 15, 2026	Macy's Distribution	Owasso	—	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Tulsa 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.

BOK Financial31 open roles
Aaon22 open roles
Helmerich & Payne20 open roles
CommunityCare13 open roles
Nicely12 open roles
Flightsafety International11 open roles
University of Tulsa11 open roles
American Electric Power10 open roles
Olsson9 open roles
Hubbell8 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Tulsa County

Tulsa Community College1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Tulsa County

Colleges in Tulsa County
College	City	Type	Students
Oral Roberts University	Tulsa	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences	Tulsa	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Tulsa	Tulsa	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Phillips Theological Seminary	Tulsa	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Tulsa County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Tulsa County. 1 with dates announced.

NTA Travel Exchange
Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Tulsa, OK
Ticket $1,595 to $1,895. Supplier/DMO price $1,595 early bird, $1,895 after Aug 3; tour operator fee not found.
Machinery Lubrication Conference & Exhibition
Usually November (next dates not announced) · Tulsa, OK
Ticket About $695. General admission $695 per the conference site, which also says the event was rescheduled to Nov 2-3, 2027…

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Tulsa 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- Tulsa
Tulsa · Affiliate · 918-796-1200
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (Closed 12pm-1pm for lunch)

Cities in Tulsa County

Tulsa478 jobs
Broken Arrow56 jobs
Owasso7 jobs
Jenks4 jobs
Bixby3 jobs
Sand Springs3 jobs

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Tulsa 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.