Current Labor Market Conditions
Employment vs. Unemployment
January 2025: Oklahoma's unemployment rate unchanged at a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent while nonfarm payroll employment added 3,000 jobs (0.2 percent) over the month.
Read the current Statewide Employment and Unemployment Report.
More state and local unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
More state and local employment data: Current Employment Statistics (CES).
State Unemployment Rates
In January, unemployment rates were higher in 1 state, and stable in 49 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.
Read the full January 2025 Statewide Employment and Unemployment Report.
Full page PDF Maps including Current Rates, Rolling 12-Month Averages, Over-the- Month Change, and Over-the-Year Change.
More state and local area unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
County Unemployment Rates
January 2025: Jobless rates in were lower than a year earlier in 57 counties, higher in 13 counties, and unchanged in 7 counties.
Read the full January 2025 Metropolitan Area and County Employment and Unemployment Report.
Full page PDF Maps include Current Rates, Rolling 12-Month Averages, Over-the-Month Change, and Over-the-Year Change.
More local area unemployment rate data: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
Job Openings vs. Unemployment
January 2025: Oklahoma's number of job openings declined and the number of unemployed persons little changed over the month.
Job openings rates increased in 3 states, decreased in 2 states including Oklahoma, and were little changed in 45 states and the District of Columbia in January. The decreases occurred in Delaware (-1.1 points) and Oklahoma (-0.8 point).
Oklahoma’s job openings rate decreased 0.8 percentage point to 4.4 percent in January. Over the month, the national job openings rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 4.6 percent.
Job openings data was gathered from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) and unemployment data from Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).
