Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawton fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Lawton peaked in February 2012 at 7.3% and is now 0.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lawton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Oklahoma	5.4%	-0.6	-0.5
Lawton	7.0%	-0.3	+0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 February 2012 at 3,441. There are now 142 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lawton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawton, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawton	3,299	-142	+282

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	5.0%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	5.4%	7.0%	3,299
February 2012	8.3%	6.0%	7.3%	3,441
January 2012	8.3%	6.1%	7.1%	3,303
December 2011	8.5%	6.3%	6.8%	3,132
November 2011	8.7%	6.3%	6.5%	3,050
October 2011	8.9%	6.3%	6.4%	3,009
September 2011	9.0%	6.3%	6.2%	2,882
August 2011	9.1%	6.3%	5.8%	2,726
July 2011	9.1%	6.2%	5.8%	2,698
June 2011	9.1%	6.1%	5.6%	2,630
May 2011	9.0%	5.9%	5.5%	2,639
April 2011	9.0%	5.9%	5.9%	2,807