Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lawton fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.7%. 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 January 2012 at 6.1% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Lawton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Oklahoma	3.3%	+0.1	-0.5
Lawton	3.7%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 1,403 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,803 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 84. Lawton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lawton, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lawton	1,887	-89	-256

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lawton, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployment Rate	Lawton Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.3%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.3%	3.7%	1,887
January 2019	4.0%	3.2%	3.9%	1,976
December 2018	3.9%	3.1%	3.5%	1,811
November 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.5%	1,803
October 2018	3.8%	3.1%	3.6%	1,869
September 2018	3.7%	3.1%	3.7%	1,941
August 2018	3.8%	3.1%	4.3%	2,230
July 2018	3.9%	3.2%	4.2%	2,223
June 2018	4.0%	3.3%	4.1%	2,152
May 2018	3.8%	3.5%	4.4%	2,287
April 2018	3.9%	3.6%	4.6%	2,411