Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 1,572,800 jobs in Oklahoma in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,651,303 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma added 1,200 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 5,051 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Oklahoma job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,572,800	+1,200	+41,600
CPS	1,651,303	+5,051	+21,094

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 September 2008 for Oklahoma at 1,595,100. Since then 22,300 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,516,700 in February 2010, Oklahoma has gained 56,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Oklahoma reached a maximum of 1,678,291 in March 2008. 26,988 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 1,625,592, Oklahoma has added 25,711 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,572,800	1,200	1,651,303	5,051
November 2011	1,571,600	1,200	1,646,252	7,428
October 2011	1,570,400	6,100	1,638,824	2,089
September 2011	1,564,300	-800	1,636,735	3,228
August 2011	1,565,100	500	1,633,507	1,741
July 2011	1,564,600	3,300	1,631,766	-6,051
June 2011	1,561,300	4,600	1,637,817	-7,366
May 2011	1,556,700	5,200	1,645,183	4,022
April 2011	1,551,500	10,200	1,641,161	9,472
March 2011	1,541,300	15,300	1,631,689	3,456
February 2011	1,526,000	-9,200	1,628,233	-746
January 2011	1,535,200	4,000	1,628,979	-1,230
December 2010	1,531,200	4,600	1,630,209	530