NW Oklahoma News

Woodward County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 485 people out of the 20,591 living in Woodward County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Woodward County has increased compared to the 4.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Woodward County was nearly equal to the statewide unemployment rate of 5%.

Of the 9,227 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,218 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	485	5%
Employed	9,227	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,218	94.9%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%