Pasadena, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/04/2011 -- Oklahoma City has reported the lowest unemployment report in spite of the rise in the rise in the unemployment rate. The rise has been visible in 73 counties out of the 77 in Oklahoma City.

The unemployment rose by 0.5 percent bringing it to 5.5 percent. Jobless rate in the Tulsa metro area's rose to 6.4 percent in September, from 6.0 percent a month earlier. Jobless rate in Nowata County moved up 0.2% to 7.1%. Osage County saw an unemployment rate of 6.8% while Washington County's jobless rate jumped half of a percentage to 4.9%. Latimer County has the highest unemployment rate in the state at 9.8% while Roger Mills County has the state's lowest unemployment rate at 2.4%.

Jobless rates were lesser in September this year than that in 2010, 249 of the 372 metro areas nationwide were higher in 102 areas and remained steady in 21 areas. Unemployment was 8.8 percent nationally, lower from 9.2 percent a year earlier. Jobs in strong demand are skilled positions such as engineering, accounting, and specialized technology jobs.

Hound has a database of jobs that come directly from the employers' website. It lists over 985,000 jobs across the nation. Hound has found about 6,500 jobs in Oklahoma City, of which nearly 1,550 jobs have been listed in retail sector, nearly 900 blue collar jobs, about 800 managerial jobs, about 800 hospitality jobs which come directly from the employer. Hound gives you the benefit of location specific as well as industry specific job search. It lists those jobs that are available directly from employers which are not advertised anywhere else and are available to you exclusively.