Tulsa, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 463,100 jobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 471,439 employed persons for the month. Tulsa lost 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,098 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tulsa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	463,100	-600	+10,600
CPS	471,439	-1,098	+11,751

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 September 2018 at 463,700. Since then 600 jobs have been lost in Tulsa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 472,537 for Tulsa in September 2018. 1,098 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
October 2018	463,100	-600	471,439	-1,098
September 2018	463,700	1,200	472,537	639
August 2018	462,500	1,100	471,898	529
July 2018	461,400	1,600	471,369	371
June 2018	459,800	2,300	470,998	1,231
May 2018	457,500	600	469,767	2,776
April 2018	456,900	2,800	466,991	1,452
March 2018	454,100	1,800	465,539	660
February 2018	452,300	-800	464,879	2,424
January 2018	453,100	-2,100	462,455	928
December 2017	455,200	1,700	461,527	1,092
November 2017	453,500	1,000	460,435	747