Oklahoma Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 1,222,000 | - | 3.9 | - |
| 1979 | 1,266,000 | 3.6 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| 1980 | 1,302,000 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | 1,395,000 | 7.1 | 3.6 | -1.2 |
| 1982 | 1,401,000 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 1983 | 1,412,000 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 3.3 |
| 1984 | 1,445,000 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -2.0 |
| 1985 | 1,453,000 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 0.1 |
| 1986 | 1,473,000 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 1.1 |
| 1987 | 1,448,000 | -1.7 | 7.4 | -0.9 |
| 1988 | 1,422,000 | -1.8 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | 1,438,000 | 1.1 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | 1,427,883 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 1,399,174 | -2.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| 1992 | 1,433,459 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| 1993 | 1,435,793 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| 1994 | 1,454,355 | 1.3 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 1,490,602 | 2.5 | 4.6 | -1.2 |
| 1996 | 1,514,880 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 1,543,105 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | 1,569,498 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 1,590,838 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| 2000 | 1,609,522 | 1.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 1,614,627 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 1,602,118 | -0.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 1,598,614 | -0.2 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| 2004 | 1,605,641 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| 2005 | 1,625,062 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 1,648,828 | 1.5 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 1,667,493 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 2008 | 1,681,854 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 1,458,374 | 3.0 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| Feb | 1,464,710 | 3.0 | 5.2 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 1,477,924 | 2.5 | 4.7 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 1,488,718 | 2.4 | 4.2 | -1.8 |
| May | 1,486,946 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 1,505,044 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 1,510,361 | 1.9 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 1,490,752 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 1,492,205 | 2.1 | 4.6 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,505,998 | 2.4 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 1,510,077 | 2.8 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,496,115 | 2.8 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 1,472,021 | 0.9 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,481,621 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,497,642 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,507,234 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 1,512,286 | 1.7 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,531,917 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,536,858 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 1,518,030 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 1,520,752 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,534,951 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,538,675 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 1,526,568 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 1,504,608 | 2.2 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,508,057 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,527,453 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 1,538,374 | 2.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 1,543,515 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,558,614 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,563,258 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 1,545,203 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,545,248 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 1,557,165 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1,568,667 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 1,557,097 | 2.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 1,535,625 | 2.1 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 1,541,040 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 1,555,130 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 1,566,664 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 1,569,871 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,583,965 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 1,585,304 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 1,566,150 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 1,572,075 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 1,582,518 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 1,591,682 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 1,583,948 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| 1999-Jan | 1,564,479 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 1,565,521 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 1,579,036 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 1,588,047 | 1.4 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,592,119 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 1,608,159 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 1,606,700 | 1.3 | 3.3 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 1,587,475 | 1.4 | 3.3 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 1,588,292 | 1.0 | 3.3 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 1,600,643 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 1,608,690 | 1.1 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 1,600,896 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| 2000-Jan | 1,587,031 | 1.4 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 1,591,763 | 1.7 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 1,600,311 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,614,670 | 1.7 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 1,605,004 | 0.8 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 1,625,609 | 1.1 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,619,241 | 0.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,603,761 | 1.0 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 1,605,030 | 1.1 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 1,617,221 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 1,624,608 | 1.0 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 1,620,018 | 1.2 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 1,601,807 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 1,603,131 | 0.7 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 1,611,658 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 1,621,665 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 1,617,774 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 1,632,178 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| Jul | 1,630,659 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 1,603,922 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 1,611,552 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,616,139 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 1,617,843 | -0.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1,607,197 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| 2002-Jan | 1,579,307 | -1.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 1,592,125 | -0.7 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 1,594,679 | -1.1 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Apr | 1,603,912 | -1.1 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| May | 1,603,568 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 1,617,192 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| Jul | 1,613,604 | -1.0 | 4.6 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 1,597,898 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Sep | 1,607,172 | -0.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Oct | 1,611,771 | -0.3 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 1,606,930 | -0.7 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 1,597,252 | -0.6 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 2003-Jan | 1,580,326 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 1,586,581 | -0.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 1,591,284 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 1,604,962 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| May | 1,597,104 | -0.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 1,614,219 | -0.2 | 6.4 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 1,605,034 | -0.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 1,590,948 | -0.4 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 1,593,324 | -0.9 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 1,606,446 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 1,611,838 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 1,601,305 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 1,579,477 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 1,584,544 | -0.1 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,589,670 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 1,603,699 | -0.1 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 1,602,024 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 1,619,286 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 1,619,309 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 1,605,867 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 1,607,420 | 0.9 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 1,619,231 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 1,624,825 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 1,612,335 | 0.7 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 1,591,602 | 0.8 | 5.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 1,596,664 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 1,605,771 | 1.0 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 1,624,566 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,624,768 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,640,494 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 1,640,725 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,631,728 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,628,555 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,641,926 | 1.4 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1,641,573 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 1,632,368 | 1.2 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 1,613,463 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 1,619,506 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 1,630,121 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 1,643,732 | 1.2 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 1,644,328 | 1.2 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 1,663,787 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 1,659,356 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 1,649,624 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,653,753 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 1,669,638 | 1.7 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 1,673,021 | 1.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 1,665,601 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007-Jan | 1,640,801 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 1,643,895 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 1,655,806 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 1,663,305 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 1,663,958 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 1,683,699 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 1,679,476 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 1,662,698 | 0.8 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 1,672,572 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 1,679,890 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 1,690,010 | 1.0 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 1,673,810 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 1,659,257 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 1,660,684 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 1,671,361 | 0.9 | 3.3 | -0.9 |
| Apr | 1,689,007 | 1.5 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| May | 1,684,279 | 1.2 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 1,701,114 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 1,696,555 | 1.0 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 1,680,866 | 1.1 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 1,685,665 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 1,693,206 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 1,690,151 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 1,670,100 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| 2009-Jan | 1,648,995 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 1,639,131 | -1.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 1,647,126 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 1,660,108 | -1.7 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| May | 1,658,890 | -1.5 | 6.4 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 1,684,795 | -1.0 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| Jul | 1,679,280 | -1.0 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| Aug | 1,667,282 | -0.8 | 6.6 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 1,664,080 | -1.3 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 1,658,472 | -2.1 | 7.0 | 2.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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