Applications For OESC's $1,200 Back-To-Work Incentive Program Now Open
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 unemploym...