Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 573,400 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 538,025 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City lost 3,400 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,821 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	573,400	-3,400	+13,600
CPS	538,025	+1,821	+6,153

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Oklahoma City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

CES employment for Oklahoma City peaked in September 2008 at 577,500. Since then 4,100 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 551,400 in January 2010, Oklahoma City has gained 22,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 551,141 for Oklahoma City in August 2005. 13,116 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma City since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 527,452, Oklahoma City has added 10,573 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	573,400	-3,400	538,025	1,821
November 2011	576,800	3,300	536,204	2,586
October 2011	573,500	3,900	533,618	1,172
September 2011	569,600	1,600	532,446	-520
August 2011	568,000	1,800	532,966	-343
July 2011	566,200	-2,600	533,309	-1,115
June 2011	568,800	4,600	534,424	-489
May 2011	564,200	-600	534,913	458
April 2011	564,800	1,300	534,455	1,446
March 2011	563,500	5,200	533,009	1,747
February 2011	558,300	-1,500	531,262	382
January 2011	559,800	0	530,880	-992
December 2010	559,800	1,100	531,872	-67