South Tulsa Today

Okmulgee County recorded an unemployment rate of 7.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,209 people out of the 37,046 living in Okmulgee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Okmulgee County has decreased compared to the 7.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 14,990 people who had a job during that time, 58 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,932 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,209	7.5%
Employed	14,990	92.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,932	92.2%
Employed in armed forces	58	0.4%