Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

LEDGER PHOTO BY KYLETTA RAY Employee Development Coordinator Craig Akard, right, of the City of Lawton Human Resources Department, talks with a prospective applicant during a career fair hosted by the City of Lawton at City Hall on April 29. Hilton Garden Inn in Lawton will host a career fair on May 14.

LEDGER PHOTO BY KYLETTA RAY Employee Development Coordinator Craig Akard, right, of the City of Lawton Human Resources Department, talks with a prospective applicant during a career fair hosted by the City of Lawton at City Hall on April 29. Hilton Garden Inn in Lawton will host a career fair on May 14.

Nearly 600 jobs available at Lawton career fair

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, May 6, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Toward the end of last month the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reported a decline in new unemployment claims but an increase in continued claims.
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Unemployment Numbers

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Since the first of April, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission has processed more than 160,000 claims, “which is more than the agency traditionally processes in one full year,” David Ostrowe, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Secretary of Digital Transformation, said Friday.
Oklahoma’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.2%

Oklahoma’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.2%

State jobless rate still unchanged at 3.2%

News Staff
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma’s unemployment rate held steady in September at 3.2%. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Friday that the jobless rate was unchanged from August and below the national unemployment rate of 3.5%.
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