Woods County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Woods County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Woods County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.8% the month before
4,289
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,619
people in Woods County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,512
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Woods County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Woods 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

Colleges in Woods County

Colleges in Woods County
College	City	Type	Students
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	Alva	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Woods 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

Cities in Woods County

Alva

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

Laid off or looking for work in Woods 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.