Applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) are available for those who were impacted by wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred on March 14, 2025 through March 21, 2025 in Cleveland, Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pawnee and Payne counties. The deadline to submit a claim for DR-4866-OK is July 21, 2025. 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.

Jobless rates up over the year for most Oklahoma counties in June

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

In June, Latimer County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 6.8 percent. McIntosh County reported the second-highest rate for the month, followed by Seminole County. Dewey and Grant Counties reported the lowest county unemployment rate of 2.1 percent in June. Unemployment rates in June were higher than a year earlier in 70 counties, lower in 6 counties and unchanged in 1 county.

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

Last Modified on Aug 28, 2024

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

PO Box 52003
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-2003

Individual Unemployment Support: 405-525-1500
Employer Support: 405-552-6799
Administrative Offices: 405-557-7100

Auxiliary aids and services are available to individuals with disabilities upon request.