Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawton rose 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Lawton peaked in December 2010 at 6.8% and is now 0.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Lawton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Oklahoma	6.1%	0.0	-0.7
Lawton	6.8%	+0.3	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lawton, Oklahoma, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lawton peaked in December 2010 at 3,272. There are now 140 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,630 in June 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 502. Lawton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawton, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawton	3,132	+82	-140

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.1%	6.8%	3,132
November 2011	8.7%	6.1%	6.5%	3,050
October 2011	8.9%	6.1%	6.4%	3,009
September 2011	9.0%	5.9%	6.2%	2,882
August 2011	9.1%	5.6%	5.8%	2,726
July 2011	9.1%	5.6%	5.8%	2,698
June 2011	9.1%	5.4%	5.6%	2,630
May 2011	9.0%	5.3%	5.5%	2,639
April 2011	9.0%	5.6%	5.9%	2,807
March 2011	8.9%	6.1%	6.3%	3,017
February 2011	9.0%	6.5%	6.7%	3,199
January 2011	9.1%	6.6%	6.7%	3,248