Current Labor Market Conditions
Employment vs. Unemployment
May 2025: Oklahoma's unemployment rate down to a seasonally adjusted 3.1 percent while nonfarm payroll employment added 300 jobs (0.0 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 May, unemployment rates were higher in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.
Read the full May 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
May 2025: Jobless rates were lower than a year earlier in 65 counties, higher in 8 counties, and unchanged in 4 counties.
Read the full May 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
April 2025: Oklahoma's number of job openings and the number of unemployed persons little changed over the month.
Job openings rates increased in 4 states and were little changed in 46 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia in April.
Oklahoma’s job openings rate increased 0.6 percentage point to 5.6 percent in April. Over the month, the national job openings rate increased 0.1 percentage point to 4.4 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).
