Current Labor Market Conditions
Employment vs. Unemployment
April 2026: Oklahoma's unemployment rate moved up to a seasonally adjusted 4.0 percent while nonfarm payroll employment added 2,200 jobs (0.1 percent) over the month.
Read the April 2026 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 April, unemployment rates were lower in 3 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 45 states including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia.
Read the full April 2026 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
March 2026: Jobless rates were higher than a year earlier in 70 out of 77 of Oklahoma’s counties, lower in four counties, and unchanged in three counties.
Read the full March 2026 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
December 2025: Oklahoma's number of job openings and the number of unemployed persons little changed over the month.
Job openings rates decreased in 6 states and were little changed in 44 states including Oklahoma and the District of Columbia in December. Over the month, the national job openings rate was little changed.
Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted job openings rate decreased 0.3 percentage point to 5.3 percent in December. Over the month, the national job openings rate decreased 0.3 percentage point to 3.9 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).
