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Washington County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Washington County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Washington County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.7% the month before

  • 23,617

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 52,895

    people in Washington County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,205

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Washington County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Washington 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 Washington 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. Alten Technology USA4 open roles
  2. ABB2 open roles
  3. Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
  4. Food Management Search1 open role
  5. Human Capital Ventures1 open role
  6. Iconma1 open role
  7. Imagine Staffing Technology1 open role
  8. U.S. Army Reserve Command1 open role

Colleges in Washington County

Colleges in Washington County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Washington 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 - Bartlesville

    Bartlesville · Comprehensive · 918-332-4800

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

Cities in Washington County

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Washington 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.