O K L A H O M A E M P L O Y M E N T S E C U R I T Y C O M M I S S I O N
Economic Research & Analysis
…Bringing Oklahoma’s Labor Market to Life!
FOR RELEASE: February 1, 2012
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - December 2011
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
Latimer County ends year with Oklahoma’s highest county
unemployment rate
In December 2011, Latimer County posted the state’s highest county unemployment rate at 10.5 percent.
Hughes County claimed the state’s second highest county rate, and McCurtain County accounted for the third
highest monthly rate. Roger Mills County reported Oklahoma’s lowest county rate in December. For the
month, 57 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, or nearly three-quarters, reported unemployment rate increases.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
DECEMBER 2011 Unemp.
rate DECEMBER 2011 Unemp.
rate
Latimer County 10.5% Roger Mills County 2.7%
Hughes County 9.8% Ellis County 2.8%
McCurtain County 9.7% Dewey County 2.9%
* Non-seasonally adjusted * Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – December 2011
0.0% to 5.0%
5.1% to 8.0%
8.1% and above
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O K L A H O M A E M P L O Y M E N T S E C U R I T Y C O M M I S S I O N
Economic Research & Analysis
…Bringing Oklahoma’s Labor Market to Life!
FOR RELEASE: February 1, 2012
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - December 2011
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
Latimer County ends year with Oklahoma’s highest county
unemployment rate
In December 2011, Latimer County posted the state’s highest county unemployment rate at 10.5 percent.
Hughes County claimed the state’s second highest county rate, and McCurtain County accounted for the third
highest monthly rate. Roger Mills County reported Oklahoma’s lowest county rate in December. For the
month, 57 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties, or nearly three-quarters, reported unemployment rate increases.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
DECEMBER 2011 Unemp.
rate DECEMBER 2011 Unemp.
rate
Latimer County 10.5% Roger Mills County 2.7%
Hughes County 9.8% Ellis County 2.8%
McCurtain County 9.7% Dewey County 2.9%
* Non-seasonally adjusted * Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – December 2011
0.0% to 5.0%
5.1% to 8.0%
8.1% and above