South Tulsa Today

Muskogee County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.1% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,676 people out of the 66,881 living in Muskogee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Muskogee County has decreased compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Muskogee County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 25,888 people who had a job during that time, 16 were employed in the Armed Forces and 25,872 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,676	6.1%
Employed	25,888	93.9%
Employed in civilian labor force	25,872	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	16	0.1%