Current Labor Market Conditions
Employment vs. Unemployment
September 2025: Oklahoma's unemployment rate moved up 0.1 percentage point to a seasonally adjusted 3.2 percent while nonfarm payroll employment added 3,200 jobs (0.2 percent) over the month.
Read the September 2025 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 September, unemployment rates were higher in 8 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 40 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.
Read the full September 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
September 2025: Jobless rates were higher than a year earlier in 73 counties, lower in 3 counties, and unchanged in 1 county.
Read the full September 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
August 2025: Oklahoma's number of job openings and the number of unemployed persons little changed over the month.
Job openings rates increased in 2 states and were little changed in 48 states, including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia in August. Over the month, the national job openings rate was unchanged.
Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted job openings rate decreased 0.2 percentage point to 5.3 percent in August. Over the month, the national job openings rate was unchanged at 4.3 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).
