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, Craig, Hughes, Johnston, Kay, Lincoln, Love, McClain, Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Washington, and Washita counties. The deadline to submit a claim for DUA 4776 is July 1, 2024. DUA is also available for those impacted during May 19, 2024 to May 28, 2024 in Blaine, Caddo, Custer, Delaware, Jackson, Mayes, Muskogee and Rogers counties. The deadline to submit a claim for DUA 4791 is August 13, 2024. Applications submitted after these 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 3.5 percent in May. The U.S. unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 4.0 percent in May. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage point higher than May 2023.
Read the full May 2024 Oklahoma Employment and Unemployment Report
