Applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available for those who were impacted by the severe weather that occurred on April 25, 2024 through May 9, 2024 in Carter, Hughes, Love, Murray, Okmulgee, Pontotoc, Osage and Washita counties. The deadline to submit a claim for DUA 4776 is July 1, 2024. Applications submitted after that date will be considered untimely unless the individual provides good cause for filing after the deadline. All individuals must file an unemployment insurance claim at https://oklahoma.gov/oesc/individuals. For more information or questions, individuals can call the Unemployment Service Center at 405-525-1500 or visit one of the OESC’s field offices.
Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 2.7 percent in July, matching a series low set in June. (All state series begin in 1976). The U.S. unemployment rate moved down 0.1 percentage point to 3.5 percent in July. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage point lower than July 2022.
Read the full July 2023 Oklahoma Employment and Unemployment Report
