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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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News Releases:

Mar
20

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.48 per hour in the South to $39.37 in the West during December 2019.

Mar
11

Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
13

Consumer Price Index, South Region – January 2020

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oklahoma Economy at a Glance:

Oklahoma
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,845.1 (r)1,846.0 (r)1,845.8 (r)1,845.5 1,845.4 (p)1,844.3

Employment(1)

 (r)1,783.4 (r)1,783.8 (r)1,783.7 (r)1,783.5 1,784.8 (p)1,785.9

Unemployment(1)

 (r)61.7 (r)62.2 (r)62.1 (r)62.0 60.6 (p)58.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.3 (r)3.4 (r)3.4 (r)3.4 3.3 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,705.3 1,707.2 1,705.7 1,705.8 1,701.8 (p)1,702.8

12-month % change

 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0 (p)0.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 46.2 45.3 44.0 43.1 42.1 (p)43.0

12-month % change

 -14.0 -15.6 -17.9 -19.6 -20.6 (p)-17.6

Construction(3)

 82.9 82.5 82.1 81.8 81.5 (p)81.5

12-month % change

 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.9 (p)-2.0

Manufacturing(3)

 140.3 139.6 138.8 138.9 137.7 (p)137.5

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.5 -1.2 -1.4 -2.6 (p)-3.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 302.8 303.7 304.3 305.0 303.9 (p)303.3

12-month % change

 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.2 (p)1.0

Information(3)

 19.6 19.6 19.7 19.7 19.4 (p)19.4

12-month % change

 -2.5 -1.5 0.5 0.0 -1.0 (p)-1.5

Financial Activities(3)

 79.1 79.0 79.2 79.9 79.1 (p)79.6

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.4 0.1 1.0 -0.4 (p)0.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 194.1 194.8 192.7 191.8 192.9 (p)193.3

12-month % change

 0.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.2 (p)-0.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 239.3 239.6 239.7 240.3 240.4 (p)241.3

12-month % change

 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.0 (p)1.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 174.6 177.6 178.2 178.4 177.8 (p)177.1

12-month % change

 1.3 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.5 (p)2.1

Other Services(3)

 70.6 70.0 70.7 70.8 70.8 (p)70.2

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 (p)-0.6

Government(3)

 355.8 355.5 356.3 356.1 356.2 (p)356.6

12-month % change

 2.4 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 (p)1.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Oklahoma City Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Tulsa Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2020
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Southwest Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in Oklahoma – Fourth Quarter 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2019
Union Members in Oklahoma – 2019 Employment News Release Jan 2020
County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma – Second Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2019
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma – 2019 Unemployment News Release Feb 2020
Minimum Wage Workers in Oklahoma – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fort Smith — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Oklahoma City – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Oklahoma Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2019
Consumer Price Index, South Region – February 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tulsa – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2019
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2019
Women’s Earnings in Oklahoma – 2018 Pay News Release Dec 2019
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2020
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2020
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2020
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2020
Fort Smith Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2020