Counties in Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW)

Oklahoma County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 77 counties in 2014, at 442,648 jobs. Cimarron County had the lowest, at 683 jobs. The median was 6,863 jobs and the figure for Oklahoma was 1,582,712 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest442,648Oklahoma County
Median6,86377 counties
Oklahoma1,582,712History

Map of counties, 2014

Adair County: 4,563 jobsAlfalfa County: 1,744 jobsAtoka County: 3,278 jobsBeaver County: 1,780 jobsBeckham County: 11,969 jobsBlaine County: 3,074 jobsBryan County: 15,069 jobsCaddo County: 6,913 jobsCanadian County: 31,737 jobsCarter County: 23,866 jobsCherokee County: 15,257 jobsChoctaw County: 4,274 jobsCimarron County: 683 jobsCleveland County: 79,325 jobsCoal County: 1,188 jobsComanche County: 42,463 jobsCotton County: 1,418 jobsCraig County: 5,407 jobsCreek County: 18,637 jobsCuster County: 13,323 jobsDelaware County: 8,664 jobsDewey County: 1,519 jobsEllis County: 1,305 jobsGarfield County: 26,910 jobsGarvin County: 10,006 jobsGrady County: 12,890 jobsGrant County: 1,462 jobsGreer County: 1,224 jobsHarmon County: 721 jobsHarper County: 1,303 jobsHaskell County: 3,493 jobsHughes County: 3,261 jobsJackson County: 9,359 jobsJefferson County: 1,137 jobsJohnston County: 2,667 jobsKay County: 18,507 jobsKingfisher County: 6,008 jobsKiowa County: 2,260 jobsLatimer County: 3,286 jobsLe Flore County: 13,548 jobsLincoln County: 6,782 jobsLogan County: 7,271 jobsLove County: 4,920 jobsMcClain County: 8,629 jobsMcCurtain County: 10,827 jobsMcIntosh County: 4,034 jobsMajor County: 2,919 jobsMarshall County: 4,456 jobsMayes County: 12,248 jobsMurray County: 5,886 jobsMuskogee County: 29,567 jobsNoble County: 4,533 jobsNowata County: 1,712 jobsOkfuskee County: 2,383 jobsOklahoma County: 442,648 jobsOkmulgee County: 9,775 jobsOsage County: 6,863 jobsOttawa County: 11,514 jobsPawnee County: 3,426 jobsPayne County: 33,802 jobsPittsburg County: 16,004 jobsPontotoc County: 17,714 jobsPottawatomie County: 22,529 jobsPushmataha County: 2,795 jobsRoger Mills County: 808 jobsRogers County: 28,565 jobsSeminole County: 7,368 jobsSequoyah County: 9,071 jobsStephens County: 16,166 jobsTexas County: 9,973 jobsTillman County: 1,995 jobsTulsa County: 343,060 jobsWagoner County: 8,888 jobsWashington County: 21,391 jobsWashita County: 2,202 jobsWoods County: 4,029 jobsWoodward County: 10,664 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Oklahoma County: 442,648 jobsOklahoma County442,648Tulsa County: 343,060 jobsTulsa County343,060Cleveland County: 79,325 jobsCleveland County79,325Comanche County: 42,463 jobsComanche County42,463Payne County: 33,802 jobsPayne County33,802Canadian County: 31,737 jobsCanadian County31,737Muskogee County: 29,567 jobsMuskogee County29,567Rogers County: 28,565 jobsRogers County28,565Garfield County: 26,910 jobsGarfield County26,910Carter County: 23,866 jobsCarter County23,866Pottawatomie County: 22,529 jobsPottawatomie County22,529Washington County: 21,391 jobsWashington County21,391Creek County: 18,637 jobsCreek County18,637Kay County: 18,507 jobsKay County18,507Pontotoc County: 17,714 jobsPontotoc County17,714Stephens County: 16,166 jobsStephens County16,166Pittsburg County: 16,004 jobsPittsburg County16,004Cherokee County: 15,257 jobsCherokee County15,257Bryan County: 15,069 jobsBryan County15,069Le Flore County: 13,548 jobsLe Flore County13,548Custer County: 13,323 jobsCuster County13,323Grady County: 12,890 jobsGrady County12,890Mayes County: 12,248 jobsMayes County12,248Beckham County: 11,969 jobsBeckham County11,969Ottawa County: 11,514 jobsOttawa County11,514McCurtain County: 10,827 jobsMcCurtain County10,827Woodward County: 10,664 jobsWoodward County10,664Garvin County: 10,006 jobsGarvin County10,006Texas County: 9,973 jobsTexas County9,973Okmulgee County: 9,775 jobsOkmulgee County9,775Jackson County: 9,359 jobsJackson County9,359Sequoyah County: 9,071 jobsSequoyah County9,071Wagoner County: 8,888 jobsWagoner County8,888Delaware County: 8,664 jobsDelaware County8,664McClain County: 8,629 jobsMcClain County8,629Seminole County: 7,368 jobsSeminole County7,368Logan County: 7,271 jobsLogan County7,271Caddo County: 6,913 jobsCaddo County6,913Osage County: 6,863 jobsOsage County6,863Lincoln County: 6,782 jobsLincoln County6,782Oklahoma County: 442,648 jobsOklahoma County442,648Tulsa County: 343,060 jobsTulsa County343,060Cleveland County: 79,325 jobsCleveland County79,325Comanche County: 42,463 jobsComanche County42,463Payne County: 33,802 jobsPayne County33,802Canadian County: 31,737 jobsCanadian County31,737Muskogee County: 29,567 jobsMuskogee County29,567Rogers County: 28,565 jobsRogers County28,565Garfield County: 26,910 jobsGarfield County26,910Carter County: 23,866 jobsCarter County23,866Pottawatomie County: 22,529 jobsPottawatomie County22,529Washington County: 21,391 jobsWashington County21,391Creek County: 18,637 jobsCreek County18,637Kay County: 18,507 jobsKay County18,507Pontotoc County: 17,714 jobsPontotoc County17,714Stephens County: 16,166 jobsStephens County16,166Pittsburg County: 16,004 jobsPittsburg County16,004Cherokee County: 15,257 jobsCherokee County15,257Bryan County: 15,069 jobsBryan County15,069Le Flore County: 13,548 jobsLe Flore County13,548Custer County: 13,323 jobsCuster County13,323Grady County: 12,890 jobsGrady County12,890Mayes County: 12,248 jobsMayes County12,248Beckham County: 11,969 jobsBeckham County11,969Ottawa County: 11,514 jobsOttawa County11,514McCurtain County: 10,827 jobsMcCurtain County10,827Woodward County: 10,664 jobsWoodward County10,664Garvin County: 10,006 jobsGarvin County10,006Texas County: 9,973 jobsTexas County9,973Okmulgee County: 9,775 jobsOkmulgee County9,775Jackson County: 9,359 jobsJackson County9,359Sequoyah County: 9,071 jobsSequoyah County9,071Wagoner County: 8,888 jobsWagoner County8,888Delaware County: 8,664 jobsDelaware County8,664McClain County: 8,629 jobsMcClain County8,629Seminole County: 7,368 jobsSeminole County7,368Logan County: 7,271 jobsLogan County7,271Caddo County: 6,913 jobsCaddo County6,913Osage County: 6,863 jobsOsage County6,863Lincoln County: 6,782 jobsLincoln County6,782
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Oklahoma County442,648+1.5%
2Tulsa County343,060+1.8%
3Cleveland County79,325+2.6%
4Comanche County42,463-0.2%
5Payne County33,802+4.4%
6Canadian County31,737+5.6%
7Muskogee County29,567+0.3%
8Rogers County28,565+5.2%
9Garfield County26,910+2%
10Carter County23,866+1.9%
11Pottawatomie County22,529+1.6%
12Washington County21,391+0.9%
13Creek County18,637+3.3%
14Kay County18,507-1.8%
15Pontotoc County17,714+2.1%
16Stephens County16,166+0.4%
17Pittsburg County16,004-3%
18Cherokee County15,257+0.3%
19Bryan County15,069+2.4%
20Le Flore County13,548+1.5%
21Custer County13,323+0.3%
22Grady County12,890+2.7%
23Mayes County12,248+1.2%
24Beckham County11,969+2.7%
25Ottawa County11,514-0.3%
26McCurtain County10,827+0.2%
27Woodward County10,664+0.9%
28Garvin County10,006+3.2%
29Texas County9,973-0.8%
30Okmulgee County9,775-2.4%
31Jackson County9,359-0.1%
32Sequoyah County9,071-0.6%
33Wagoner County8,888+4.5%
34Delaware County8,664+1.8%
35McClain County8,629+0.6%
36Seminole County7,368+0.4%
37Logan County7,271+2.5%
38Caddo County6,913-1.9%
39Osage County6,863-4.1%
40Lincoln County6,782+0.5%
41Kingfisher County6,008+2.6%
42Murray County5,886+2.7%
43Craig County5,407-2.4%
44Love County4,920+6.5%
45Adair County4,563-1.8%
46Noble County4,533+2.6%
47Marshall County4,456+1%
48Choctaw County4,274-3.8%
49McIntosh County4,034-6.7%
50Woods County4,029+3.8%
51Haskell County3,493-0.6%
52Pawnee County3,426+1.1%
53Latimer County3,286-2.4%
54Atoka County3,278-1.8%
55Hughes County3,261-0.5%
56Blaine County3,074+4.9%
57Major County2,919+8.5%
58Pushmataha County2,795+2%
59Johnston County2,667+3.3%
60Okfuskee County2,383+2.8%
61Kiowa County2,260-2%
62Washita County2,202+1.2%
63Tillman County1,995-2.7%
64Beaver County1,780+7%
65Alfalfa County1,744+7.5%
66Nowata County1,712-0.1%
67Dewey County1,519-9.6%
68Grant County1,462+8.7%
69Cotton County1,418+3.5%
70Ellis County1,305-0.9%
71Harper County1,303+3%
72Greer County1,224+1.7%
73Coal County1,188+4.2%
74Jefferson County1,137+0.6%
75Roger Mills County808-11.2%
76Harmon County721-5%
77Cimarron County683+0.6%

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Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/oklahoma-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/oklahoma-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Oklahoma by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/oklahoma-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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