Jobless Rates Up Over the Year in Most Oklahoma Counties in August

In August, Hughes and Love Counties posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 6.4 percent. Carter County reported the second-highest rate for the month. Dewey County reported the lowest unemployment rate of 2.1 percent in August. Unemployment rates in August were higher than a year earlier in 72 out of 77 of Oklahoma’s counties, lower in 3 counties, and unchanged in 2 counties.

Read the full August 2026 Metro Area and County Employment and Unemployment Report.