Southwest Information Office

Lawton

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma – Second Quarter 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Dec 2023
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Oklahoma	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2024

Lawton, OK Economy at a Glance:

Lawton, OK

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		51.9	51.8	51.5	51.5	52.2	(p)52.4
Employment(1)		49.7	50.0	49.7	49.3	50.0	(p)50.2
Unemployment(1)		2.3	1.9	1.8	2.1	2.2	(p)2.2
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.4	3.6	3.5	4.1	4.2	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		43.7	43.7	44.1	44.0	44.4	(p)44.2
12-month % change		0.0	-0.2	0.5	0.5	1.4	(p)0.7
Mining, Logging and Construction(3)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	(p)1.9
12-month % change		20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	(p)5.6
Manufacturing(3)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)4.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)2.6
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	(p)6.9
12-month % change		-2.9	-4.3	-1.4	-2.9	-2.8	(p)-1.4
Information(3)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)2.0
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9
12-month % change		-2.5	-2.5	-4.9	-2.5	-2.5	(p)-2.5
Education and Health Services(3)		4.1	4.1	4.2	4.1	4.2	(p)4.2
12-month % change		2.5	2.5	5.0	5.1	5.0	(p)5.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	(p)5.1
12-month % change		-2.0	-2.0	-2.0	-3.8	-1.9	(p)0.0
Other Services(3)		1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	(p)1.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	(p)8.3
Government(3)		14.6	14.6	14.7	14.7	14.7	(p)14.3
12-month % change		0.7	0.7	1.4	1.4	2.8	(p)0.0
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