Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oklahoma City fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Oklahoma City peaked in April 2020 at 13.2% and is now 10.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in December 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Oklahoma City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Oklahoma | 3.1% | -0.1 | +0.2 |
| Oklahoma City | 2.9% | -0.1 | +0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Oklahoma City peaked in April 2020 at 87,987. There are now 66,941 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,153 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,893. Oklahoma City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 21,046 | -319 | +5,893 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma City Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 21,046 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 21,365 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 21,813 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 21,736 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 20,945 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 20,233 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 19,604 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 19,221 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 18,470 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 17,850 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 16,688 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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