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

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

In March, Love County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 6.4 percent. Carter County reported the second-highest rate for the month. Dewey and Harmon Counties reported the lowest unemployment rate of 1.7 percent in March. Unemployment rates in March were higher than a year earlier in 70 out of 77 of Oklahoma’s counties lower in four counties, and unchanged in three counties.

Read the full March 2026 Oklahoma Employment and Unemployment Report

 

Last Modified on May 19, 2026
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