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The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced that the state's unemployment rates remain steady for November.  According to the commission, 37 of Oklahoma's 77 counties saw unemployment rates rise in November.  Nowata, Osage, and Washington Counties saw their unemployment rates increase.  Nowata County's rate for November stands at 5.7 percent, up from 5.2 percent.  Osage County's unemployment rate is 5.6 percent, up from 5.2 percent in October while Washington County's unemployment rate for November is 3.5 percent.  That's up from 3.4 percent in October of 2014.