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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 689,900 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 694,860 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City added 11,500 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,422 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 689,900 +11,500 +31,900
CPS 694,860 +3,422 +12,209

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Oklahoma City 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 for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

CES employment for Oklahoma City in January 2023 is at a new high of 689,900.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Oklahoma City is at a new high of 694,860.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 689,900 11,500 694,860 3,422
December 2022 678,400 500 691,438 836
November 2022 677,900 1,400 690,602 304
October 2022 676,500 -2,800 690,298 -735
September 2022 679,300 3,700 691,033 -480
August 2022 675,600 2,400 691,513 531
July 2022 673,200 4,900 690,982 572
June 2022 668,300 1,400 690,410 -438
May 2022 666,900 2,500 690,848 1,418
April 2022 664,400 3,200 689,430 1,542
March 2022 661,200 1,600 687,888 2,870
February 2022 659,600 1,600 685,018 2,367