Southwest Information Office

Lawton

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2026
County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Oklahoma	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lawton — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025

Lawton, OK Economy at a Glance:

Lawton, OK

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		53.1	53.3	(2)-	52.8	(p)52.4	(p)52.1
Employment(1)		51.0	51.2	(2)-	50.5	(p)50.1	(p)49.6
Unemployment(1)		2.0	2.1	(2)-	2.4	(p)2.3	(p)2.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		3.8	4.0	(2)-	4.5	(p)4.4	(p)4.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		43.8	43.7	43.7	44.1	43.6	(p)43.3
12-month % change		-1.4	-1.4	-2.0	-1.3	-2.9	(p)-1.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		-11.1	-16.7	-16.7	-11.8	-11.8	(p)-11.8
Manufacturing(4)		3.9	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.8	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	-2.6	0.0	0.0	-2.6	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		6.8	6.8	6.8	7.0	7.0	(p)6.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	(p)1.5
Information(4)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-25.0
Financial Activities(4)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-5.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.5
12-month % change		-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	(p)-16.7
Education and Health Services(4)		4.3	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	2.4	0.0	-2.3	(p)0.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		5.2	5.2	5.1	5.2	5.0	(p)5.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-1.9	0.0	-3.8	(p)0.0
Other Services(4)		1.3	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	(p)1.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-7.7	-7.7	-7.7	(p)-7.7
Government(4)		14.8	15.1	15.0	15.1	15.0	(p)15.0
12-month % change		1.4	2.7	0.7	1.3	0.7	(p)2.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary