Tulsa, Oklahoma Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tulsa fell 2.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Oklahoma rate. The unemployment rate in Tulsa peaked in April 2020 at 15.7% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tulsa unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Oklahoma	12.6%	-2.1	+9.4
Tulsa	13.1%	-2.6	+9.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Tulsa, Oklahoma, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tulsa peaked in April 2020 at 73,299. There are now 10,744 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tulsa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tulsa	62,555	-10,744	+47,108

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tulsa, Oklahoma Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Oklahoma Unemployment Rate	Tulsa Unemployment Rate	Tulsa Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	6.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	12.6%	13.1%	62,555
April 2020	14.7%	14.7%	15.7%	73,299
March 2020	4.4%	2.9%	3.3%	15,992
February 2020	3.5%	3.2%	3.1%	15,099
January 2020	3.6%	3.3%	3.3%	15,714
December 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%	16,288
November 2019	3.5%	3.4%	3.4%	16,269
October 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	16,200
September 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.3%	16,071
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	15,882