Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Oklahoma City fell 0.3 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.7%. 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 15.2% and is now 9.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.4% in September 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Oklahoma City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Oklahoma | 5.9% | -0.3 | +2.5 |
| Oklahoma City | 5.7% | -0.3 | +2.7 |
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 100,446. There are now 60,561 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 38,143 in September 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,742. Oklahoma City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 39,885 | -2,435 | +18,932 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma City Unemployment Rate |
Oklahoma City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 39,885 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 42,320 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 38,143 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 38,333 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 47,450 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 43,535 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 12.6% | 12.9% | 87,941 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 100,446 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 19,108 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 19,571 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 20,376 |
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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