Jobless Rates Down Over the Year for Most Oklahoma Counties in August

In August, McIntosh County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 5.8 percent. Haskell County reported the second-highest rate for the month. Dewey County reported the lowest county unemployment rate of 1.8 percent in August. Unemployment rates in August were higher than a year earlier in 27 counties, lower in 34 counties and unchanged in 16 counties.

Read the full August 2024 Metro Area and County Employment and Unemployment Report.