Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawton fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Lawton peaked in January 2012 at 6.1% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lawton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Oklahoma	3.4%	-0.1	-0.7
Lawton	3.6%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lawton, Oklahoma, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lawton peaked in November 2010 at 3,290. There are now 1,438 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lawton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawton, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawton	1,852	-89	-373

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.6%	1,852
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.7%	1,941
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.3%	2,230
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	4.2%	2,223
June 2018	4.0%	3.9%	4.1%	2,152
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.4%	2,287
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.6%	2,411
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	4.2%	2,229
February 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.1%	2,143
January 2018	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%	2,268
December 2017	4.1%	4.1%	4.3%	2,221