Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 579,200 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 552,391 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City added 3,200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 5,504 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	579,200	+3,200	+11,900
CPS	552,391	+5,504	+19,382

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 in March 2012 is at a new high of 579,200.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Oklahoma City is at a new high of 552,391.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	579,200	3,200	552,391	5,504
February 2012	576,000	900	546,887	4,452
January 2012	575,100	400	542,435	4,410
December 2011	574,700	-2,400	538,025	1,821
November 2011	577,100	2,600	536,204	2,586
October 2011	574,500	3,700	533,618	1,172
September 2011	570,800	2,500	532,446	-520
August 2011	568,300	900	532,966	-343
July 2011	567,400	-1,300	533,309	-1,115
June 2011	568,700	-800	534,424	-489
May 2011	569,500	-1,200	534,913	458
April 2011	570,700	3,400	534,455	1,446
March 2011	567,300	2,900	533,009	1,747