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: May 28, 2014
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - April 2014
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
All county unemployment rates down in April
Latimer County claimed Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 7.3 percent in April. Okmulgee
County provided the second highest rate, and Leflore County recorded the state’s third highest county
unemployment rate. The month’s lowest county unemployment rate belonged to Dewey County. Unemployment
rates dropped over the month in all 77 Oklahoma counties.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
APRIL 2014 Unemp.
rate APRIL 2014 Unemp.
rate
Latimer County 7.3% Dewey County 1.8%
Okmulgee County 6.7% Beaver County 2.0%
Leflore County 6.6% Ellis County 2.0%
* Non-seasonally adjusted Major County 2.0%
Roger Mills County 2.0%
Beckham County 2.2%
Grant County 2.2%
Woodward County 2.2%
* Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – April 2014
0.0% to 3.0%
3.1% to 6.0%
6.1% 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: May 28, 2014
OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT REPORT - April 2014
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and county information
All county unemployment rates down in April
Latimer County claimed Oklahoma’s highest county unemployment rate of 7.3 percent in April. Okmulgee
County provided the second highest rate, and Leflore County recorded the state’s third highest county
unemployment rate. The month’s lowest county unemployment rate belonged to Dewey County. Unemployment
rates dropped over the month in all 77 Oklahoma counties.
Highest county unemployment rates* Lowest county unemployment rates*
APRIL 2014 Unemp.
rate APRIL 2014 Unemp.
rate
Latimer County 7.3% Dewey County 1.8%
Okmulgee County 6.7% Beaver County 2.0%
Leflore County 6.6% Ellis County 2.0%
* Non-seasonally adjusted Major County 2.0%
Roger Mills County 2.0%
Beckham County 2.2%
Grant County 2.2%
Woodward County 2.2%
* Non-seasonally adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES by COUNTY – April 2014
0.0% to 3.0%
3.1% to 6.0%
6.1% and above