Ponca City Unemployment Office
Where to go in person in Ponca City, Oklahoma: the American Job Center in the city, and 1 more within 25 miles. Staff there help with finding work, training and your next steps.
✓ From the U.S. Department of Labor's list ✓ Address, phone and hours
About your claim
Individual unemployment support
Call 405-525-1500Jobareer is not the state. This is OESC's number, from its own website.
The office in Ponca City
Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Ponca City
Full-service American Job Center
400 E. Central
Ponca City, OK 74601 · Directions
Phone: 580-765-3372
Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated October 25, 2026.
Near Ponca City
Cowley Workforce Center
American Job Center, some services · 24 miles away
221 West Chestnut Ave
Arkansas City, KS 67005 · Directions
Phone: 620-441-5313
Hours: Only Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9am-4:30pm By appointment book at www.workforce-ks.com
Listed by the U.S. Department of Labor, updated September 15, 2026.
Can I file for unemployment at these offices?
These are American Job Centers, a network funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and run locally. Whether you can file or fix a claim there depends on the state. Here is what OESC says about filing:
"Create an account on the OESC claimant portal, verify your identity (a driver's license, state ID, or resident or green card), then file your claim there with your past employment details. You must also register as a job seeker on EmployOklahoma and publish an up-to-date resume."
From the agency's own page, read October 14, 2026. File a claim on the agency's site.
Before you go
Hours change, and some centers see people by appointment. Call the center before you go. More about unemployment in Oklahoma: how to file, the weekly claim and how much it pays, and every phone number.
Where this comes from
The centers, their addresses, phones and hours are from the U.S. Department of Labor's American Job Center finder (CareerOneStop), as each center last updated it. Jobareer is not part of any state agency and cannot see or change your claim.
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