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4 Oklahoma counties post double-digit unemployment

By Associated Press
Published: 7/31/2009 10:29 AM
Last Modified: 7/31/2009 10:29 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY — New figures from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission show four Oklahoma counties reported double-digit unemployment rates last month.

The commission's county-by-county unemployment figures for June released late Thursday show Hughes County in east-central Oklahoma had the highest rate at 11.1 percent. McCurtain and Latimer counties each posted figures slightly below 11 percent, while Noble County was at 10.2 percent.

The counties with the lowest unemployment rates are mostly in northwest Oklahoma. Beaver County in the Oklahoma Panhandle had the lowest rate at 3.7 percent, followed by Harper County at 4 percent, and Cimarron and Grant counties both at 4.1 percent.

Among the 77 counties, Oklahoma County was 44th with a 6.1 percent rate, while Tulsa County was 39th at 6.5 percent.

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	Report Comment Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (7/31/2009 10:53:31 AM) I expected to see Latimer and Hughes Counties listed. I don't foresee a change in that in this decade. Coal is gone, lumber is unchanged, farming is minimal, natural gas and oil is stagnant, ranching is hopeful, ecotourism shows the most potential. Tourism is way underutilized in these counties. We are missing the boat huge down there. It just needs somebody opening up the right thing.
	Report Comment Daniel Day Simpson, Edmond (7/31/2009 10:55:21 AM) Oh, if I were to win the big lottery, I would open up the biggest, most fantastic wilderness camp this state if not nation has ever seen.
	Report Comment Never Forget, Tulsa (7/31/2009 11:42:16 AM) Weyerhaeuser just shut down mills in McCurtain County, a direct result of the housing slowdown. McCurtain County should be the tourism haven. Glover River--the last free flowing stream in the state ok Oklahoma. Rocky banks, clear, good fishing. Wilderness camping. Mt Fork River--stocked with trout. Yes, I said trout. Beavers Bend State Park--Gorgeous scenery, rustic, family friendly. State operated. Nice little museum. Broken Bow Lake--adjoins Beavers Bend State Park. Water is clear, cold, fishing is great. Shoreline is undeveloped. Wilderness area. Pine Creek Lake--smaller clear lake between Antlers and Broken Bow. Good fishing. Family camping and boating. Just a beautiful area. Frankly, the natives have never wanted it developed. Maybe that will change with Weyerhaeuser pulling out and no jobs.

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