Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 1,585,700 jobs in Oklahoma in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,699,770 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma added 3,700 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 9,301 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Oklahoma job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,585,700	+3,700	+38,500
CPS	1,699,770	+9,301	+39,304

Oklahoma Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Oklahoma as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Oklahoma

CES employment peaked in April 2008 for Oklahoma at 1,595,300. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,518,500 in January 2010, Oklahoma has gained 67,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Oklahoma for April 2012 is at a new high of 1,699,770.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	1,585,700	3,700	1,699,770	9,301
March 2012	1,582,000	4,200	1,690,469	9,786
February 2012	1,577,800	5,500	1,680,683	4,747
January 2012	1,572,300	7,000	1,675,936	2,018
December 2011	1,565,300	2,000	1,673,918	3,702
November 2011	1,563,300	1,700	1,670,216	3,875
October 2011	1,561,600	4,500	1,666,341	4,234
September 2011	1,557,100	3,700	1,662,107	3,699
August 2011	1,553,400	2,200	1,658,408	1,951
July 2011	1,551,200	5,600	1,656,457	-327
June 2011	1,545,600	-700	1,656,784	-1,820
May 2011	1,546,300	-900	1,658,604	-1,862
April 2011	1,547,200	4,700	1,660,466	-425