Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 656,700 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 658,798 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City added 4,300 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 117 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	656,700	+4,300	+10,900
CPS	658,798	-117	-1,333

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 April 2019 is at a new high of 656,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 661,663 for Oklahoma City in December 2018. 2,865 jobs have been lost in Oklahoma City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	656,700	4,300	658,798	-117
March 2019	652,400	-400	658,915	-564
February 2019	652,800	2,400	659,479	-356
January 2019	650,400	-5,300	659,835	-1,828
December 2018	655,700	600	661,663	46
November 2018	655,100	1,300	661,617	134
October 2018	653,800	600	661,483	283
September 2018	653,200	1,900	661,200	211
August 2018	651,300	300	660,989	63
July 2018	651,000	1,500	660,926	81
June 2018	649,500	1,800	660,845	148
May 2018	647,700	1,900	660,697	566