Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 655,400 jobs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 664,540 employed persons for the month. Oklahoma City added 1,000 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 40 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Oklahoma City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	655,400	+1,000	+14,500
CPS	664,540	-40	+15,463

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 655,400.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 668,166 for Oklahoma City in July 2018. 3,626 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
October 2018	655,400	1,000	664,540	-40
September 2018	654,400	500	664,580	-1,976
August 2018	653,900	400	666,556	-1,610
July 2018	653,500	4,400	668,166	2,480
June 2018	649,100	2,300	665,686	3,993
May 2018	646,800	1,800	661,693	2,205
April 2018	645,000	300	659,488	-829
March 2018	644,700	800	660,317	3,285
February 2018	643,900	4,100	657,032	6,315
January 2018	639,800	-1,600	650,717	1,560
December 2017	641,400	400	649,157	315
November 2017	641,000	100	648,842	-235