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.
Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage point to 3.1 percent in May. The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.2 percent in May. Over the year, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage point from 3.3 percent in May 2024.
Read the full May 2025 Oklahoma Employment and Unemployment Report
