Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 627,700 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in July 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 621,952 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City lost 5,800 jobs in July 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,248 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	627,700	-5,800	-29,700
CPS	621,952	+1,248	-42,374

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 peaked in December 2019 at 664,900. Since then 37,200 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 602,200 in April 2020, Oklahoma City has gained 25,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 669,101 for Oklahoma City in February 2020. 47,149 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma City since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 559,513, Oklahoma City has added 62,439 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2020	627,700	-5,800	621,952	1,248
June 2020	633,500	21,200	620,704	29,214
May 2020	612,300	10,100	591,490	31,977
April 2020	602,200	-55,000	559,513	-101,413
March 2020	657,200	-5,500	660,926	-8,175
February 2020	662,700	-1,000	669,101	983
January 2020	663,700	-1,200	668,118	-859
December 2019	664,900	800	668,977	691
November 2019	664,100	-500	668,286	847
October 2019	664,600	3,300	667,439	1,013
September 2019	661,300	3,000	666,426	1,102
August 2019	658,300	900	665,324	998