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

In September, Love County posted Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 6.1 percent. Hughes County reported the second-highest rate for the month. Dewey County reported the lowest unemployment rate of 2.1 percent in September. Unemployment rates in September were higher than a year earlier in 66 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, lower in 6 counties, and unchanged in 5 counties.

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