Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawton fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Lawton peaked in October 2010 at 6.0% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Lawton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Oklahoma	3.2%	0.0	+0.1
Lawton	3.6%	0.0	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October 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 October 2010 at 3,232. There are now 1,352 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,800 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 80. Lawton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawton, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawton	1,880	+16	+15

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	3.6%	1,880
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.6%	1,864
July 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.6%	1,827
June 2019	3.7%	3.2%	3.5%	1,800
May 2019	3.6%	3.2%	3.6%	1,833
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	3.7%	1,863
March 2019	3.8%	3.3%	3.7%	1,881
February 2019	3.8%	3.3%	3.7%	1,870
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.7%	1,870
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.6%	1,847
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.6%	1,841