Tulsa, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 454,700 jobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 462,679 employed persons for the month. Tulsa lost 700 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 84 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tulsa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	454,700	-700	+1,100
CPS	462,679	-84	-2,200

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Tulsa 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 Tulsa, Oklahoma

CES employment for Tulsa peaked in August 2018 at 456,100. Since then 1,400 jobs have been lost in Tulsa according to the employer survey. From a trough of 453,100 in October 2018, Tulsa has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 472,537 for Tulsa in September 2018. 9,858 jobs have been lost in Tulsa since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tulsa, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	454,700	-700	462,679	-84
January 2019	455,400	700	462,763	-4,781
December 2018	454,700	800	467,544	-1,882
November 2018	453,900	800	469,426	-2,423
October 2018	453,100	-3,000	471,849	-688
September 2018	456,100	0	472,537	639
August 2018	456,100	500	471,898	529
July 2018	455,600	700	471,369	371
June 2018	454,900	1,300	470,998	1,231
May 2018	453,600	1,200	469,767	2,776
April 2018	452,400	-3,000	466,991	1,452
March 2018	455,400	1,800	465,539	660