Jobless Rates Up Over the Year for Most Oklahoma Counties in May

In May, McIntosh County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 6.1 percent. Seminole County reported the second-highest rate for the month, followed by Latimer County. Dewey County reported the lowest county unemployment rate of 1.9 percent in May. Unemployment rates in May were higher than a year earlier in 70 counties, lower in 5 counties and unchanged in 2 counties.

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