Tulsa, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 452,600 jobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 464,047 employed persons for the month. Tulsa lost 500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 3,338 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tulsa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	452,600	-500	+7,600
CPS	464,047	+3,338	+8,727

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 December 2017 at 455,200. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Tulsa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Tulsa is at a new high of 464,047.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tulsa, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	452,600	-500	464,047	3,338
January 2018	453,100	-2,100	460,709	-477
December 2017	455,200	1,700	461,186	2,097
November 2017	453,500	1,000	459,089	2,336
October 2017	452,500	2,900	456,753	1,566
September 2017	449,600	500	455,187	3,312
August 2017	449,100	1,000	451,875	739
July 2017	448,100	200	451,136	1,854
June 2017	447,900	1,300	449,282	-934
May 2017	446,600	700	450,216	-2,245
April 2017	445,900	-500	452,461	-3,298
March 2017	446,400	1,400	455,759	439