Southwest Information Office

Lawton

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2023
County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma – Second Quarter 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Dec 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Oklahoma	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2022

Lawton, OK Economy at a Glance:

Lawton, OK

Data Series	Back Data	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023	Sept 2023	Oct 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		51.0	51.5	52.0	51.8	52.0	(p)52.1
Employment(1)		49.2	49.6	50.1	49.7	49.9	(p)49.9
Unemployment(1)		1.8	1.9	1.9	2.1	2.1	(p)2.2
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.5	3.7	3.6	4.1	4.1	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		43.8	43.6	43.8	43.8	43.7	(p)44.0
12-month % change		2.3	1.2	1.2	0.7	1.4	(p)1.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(3)		1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	(p)1.5
12-month % change		7.1	7.1	0.0	7.1	7.1	(p)7.1
Manufacturing(3)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.0	(p)7.1
12-month % change		0.0	-1.4	-2.8	-1.4	0.0	(p)0.0
Information(3)		0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	(p)3.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.7
Education and Health Services(3)		4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	(p)4.1
12-month % change		5.3	5.3	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.5
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	(p)5.2
12-month % change		6.0	3.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	(p)4.0
Other Services(3)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		0.0	-8.3	-8.3	-8.3	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		14.7	14.5	14.6	14.5	14.7	(p)14.9
12-month % change		2.8	1.4	4.3	0.7	2.1	(p)2.1
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary