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News Releases:
May
10
Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South increased 0.7 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr
24
Women’s Earnings in Oklahoma – 2021

In 2021, Oklahoma women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $738, or 77.5 percent of the $952 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

Apr
12
Consumer Price Index, South Region — March 2023

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oklahoma Economy at a Glance:
Oklahoma
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022		 Jan
2023		 Feb
2023		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,889.9 (r)1,890.0 1,892.6 1,895.8 1,902.4 (p)1,909.6

Employment(1)

 (r)1,829.9 (r)1,830.4 1,833.8 1,838.2 1,845.5 (p)1,855.2

Unemployment(1)

 (r)60.0 (r)59.7 58.8 57.6 56.9 (p)54.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.2 (r)3.2 3.1 3.0 3.0 (p)2.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,719.9 1,721.9 1,728.2 1,727.7 1,725.2 (p)1,725.8

12-month % change

 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.4 (p)2.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 31.1 31.5 31.0 31.1 31.4 (p)31.5

12-month % change

 10.3 12.1 6.2 5.8 6.1 (p)5.7

Construction(3)

 81.2 81.6 82.9 82.8 83.3 (p)83.6

12-month % change

 2.5 2.5 4.3 4.4 5.2 (p)6.0

Manufacturing(3)

 136.5 135.3 135.4 135.3 135.4 (p)136.2

12-month % change

 4.3 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.9 (p)3.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 323.9 325.3 325.8 325.8 323.3 (p)321.9

12-month % change

 2.3 2.5 2.4 1.0 0.4 (p)-0.2

Information(3)

 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.7 17.6 (p)17.9

12-month % change

 2.3 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.6 (p)1.7

Financial Activities(3)

 81.3 81.3 81.0 81.1 81.4 (p)81.4

12-month % change

 1.9 2.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 (p)0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 206.2 206.0 206.2 205.9 204.5 (p)203.8

12-month % change

 4.8 4.4 3.6 3.1 2.0 (p)1.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 244.6 245.5 247.7 247.1 247.0 (p)247.3

12-month % change

 3.0 3.5 4.0 3.7 3.5 (p)3.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 179.8 178.9 182.6 182.7 182.1 (p)182.7

12-month % change

 6.2 5.2 7.2 7.3 7.0 (p)6.4

Other Services(3)

 67.3 67.8 67.2 66.6 66.8 (p)66.8

12-month % change

 2.6 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.8 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 350.1 350.8 350.6 351.6 352.4 (p)352.7

12-month % change

 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 (p)1.1

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
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Union Members in Oklahoma — 2022 Employment News Release Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma – Second Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oklahoma – 2022 Unemployment News Release Feb 2023
Minimum Wage Workers in Oklahoma – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Fort Smith — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Oklahoma City — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Oklahoma Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Tulsa — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2023
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2023
Women’s Earnings in Oklahoma – 2021 Pay News Release Apr 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2023
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Fort Smith Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2023
Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2023 Employment News Release Mar 2023