Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 1,693,900 jobs in Oklahoma in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,773,519 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma added 1,800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 2,456 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Oklahoma job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,693,900	+1,800	+14,300
CPS	1,773,519	-2,456	-2,059

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 December 2018 for Oklahoma at 1,696,200. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,692,100 in January 2019, Oklahoma has gained 1,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Oklahoma reached a maximum of 1,781,862 in June 2018. 8,343 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	1,693,900	1,800	1,773,519	-2,456
January 2019	1,692,100	-4,100	1,775,975	-3,896
December 2018	1,696,200	1,300	1,779,871	171
November 2018	1,694,900	2,700	1,779,700	-59
October 2018	1,692,200	-500	1,779,759	-428
September 2018	1,692,700	3,100	1,780,187	-665
August 2018	1,689,600	100	1,780,852	-796
July 2018	1,689,500	2,100	1,781,648	-214
June 2018	1,687,400	3,200	1,781,862	374
May 2018	1,684,200	3,900	1,781,488	1,211
April 2018	1,680,300	-3,400	1,780,277	2,150
March 2018	1,683,700	4,100	1,778,127	2,549