By: News On 6
Oklahomans can apply for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission s back-to-work incentive program starting on Monday.
The initiative offers $1,200 to anyone who returns to work and works at least 32 hours a week for six weeks.
OESC Executive Director Shelley Zumwalt said it has around 200,000 people WHO have not returned to the workforce and there are 37% more job openings in the state than it had pre-pandemic. We re excited because the number keeps going down and hopefully we ll have a sub-four number here in the next couple months, said Zumwalt.
Extra federal unemployment benefits ended this weekend in Oklahoma.
The OESC said the state s unemployment rate is getting closer to pre-pandemic levels, falling 4% in May.
Applications For OESC s Back-To-Work Incentive Program Now Open
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Employers Say OESC Job Fair A Crucial Event To Find Applicants
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission hosted a career fair Wednesday as many industries struggle to hire workers and federal unemployment benefits end this week.
Some employers came to Tulsa s Expo center hoping to hire hungry, excited job seekers as soon as possible.
Richelle Stephens with PepsiCo said she missed talking to people face-to-face because she said it s one of the best parts of the job. There s just something different about a human face-to-face connection, Stephens said. I think we all just share in that excitement.
The return-to-work incentive is available to the first 20,000 people who filed for unemployment between May 2nd and May 15th. You also must be working one full-time job or two part-time jobs with at least 32 hours a week for six straight weeks.