Tulsa, Oklahoma Job Growth

There were 454,200 jobs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 462,118 employed persons for the month. Tulsa lost 3,300 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 570 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Tulsa job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	454,200	-3,300	-1,900
CPS	462,118	+570	-805

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 July 2019 at 457,500. Since then 3,300 jobs have been lost in Tulsa according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 464,098 for Tulsa in April 2018. 1,980 jobs have been lost in Tulsa since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 460,569, Tulsa has added 1,549 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Tulsa, Oklahoma Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	454,200	-3,300	462,118	570
July 2019	457,500	800	461,548	938
June 2019	456,700	1,600	460,610	41
May 2019	455,100	-1,100	460,569	-175
April 2019	456,200	-1,000	460,744	-448
March 2019	457,200	2,500	461,192	-496
February 2019	454,700	-700	461,688	-482
January 2019	455,400	700	462,170	-671
December 2018	454,700	800	462,841	88
November 2018	453,900	800	462,753	82
October 2018	453,100	-3,000	462,671	-49
September 2018	456,100	0	462,720	-203